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 Over the following three decades, Timur led his army in all directions. Persia had been totally subdued to the south and west. Georgia and Azerbaijan were taken to the north-west. The Mongol "Golden Horde" to the north was severely beaten, but he avoided attacking the Mongol heartland to the north-east.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Timur|Britannica]])]
-===== Headline =====
+===== Holy War =====
-Timur killed the inhabitants of Pakistan and India, explaining his atrocities as a holy battle against the Hindu religion.[([[https://www.sikhnet.com/news/islamic-india-biggest-holocaust-world-history|sikhnet]])]
+Timur killed the inhabitants of Pakistan and India, explaining his atrocities as a holy war against the Hindu religion.[([[https://www.sikhnet.com/news/islamic-india-biggest-holocaust-world-history|sikhnet]])]
 ===== War Animals =====
 To frighten Timur's men, the Sultan of Delhi utilized war elephants clad in chain mail. Timur, in a horrific stroke of ingenuity, placed hay on the backs of camels, lit the hay on fire, and poked them till they cruelly rushed towards the elephants. Timur won easily because the elephants turned and stampeded their own army. The people of Delhi were slaughtered.[([[https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/lggq5/til_that_timur_the_lame_sent_burning_camels_at/|Reddit]])]
+===== Cruelty =====
+Timur's cruelty became more pronounced as he got older. Legend has it that during his 1399 assault of Baghdad (Iraq), each of his warriors was obliged to present him two severed heads from the predominantly Christian populace.[([[https://factsanddetails.com/asian/cat65/sub424/item2681.html|factsanddetails]])]
+===== Bayezid =====
+In 1402, Timur invaded the Ottoman Empire, and Bayezid died in captivity, in a cage.[([[https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Ankara-1402|Britannica]])]
+===== Turkey Civil War =====
+His triumph triggered a civil war in Turkey, with Timur's nominee, Mehmed I, gaining control. Mehmed belonged to a tribe that had previously been granted control of the territory by the Mongols.[([[https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Ottoman_Interregnum|Military]])]
+===== Timur And Chinese Ming Dynasty =====
+Timur continued to extend his dominion till his death. Timur was enraged after the head of the fledgling Chinese Ming Dynasty insulted him. However, after three months of victorious engagements, Timur succumbed to sickness and died.[([[https://e-history.kz/en/news/show/7585/|e-history]])]
+===== Chinese Invasion =====
+Timur had invaded the Chinese during the severe winter of 1404 despite favoring spring invasions. This shows that his rage against the Chinese had a role in his fate.[([[https://www.thoughtco.com/timur-or-tamerlane-195675|Thoughtco]])]
+===== Timur's Death =====
+Timur Tamerlane died on February 17, 1405 at the age of 68.[([[https://totallyhistory.com/timur/|Totally History]])]
+===== Timur's Burial =====
+His remains was embalmed and interred in an ebony casket near Samarkand, fifty miles north of Kesh.[([[https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/how-conqueror-timur-continues-to-scare-many-after-his-death-1325988.html|News18]])]

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