| When the Tartars invaded Syria, he went to Damascus with the sultan, where he had the chance to meet Tamerlane, who was besieging the city. |
| Amir Temur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Central Asian ruler and warlord who lived in the 14th and 15th centuries. |
| Retailers of the legend seem stupefied by Tamerlane, never knowing whether to praise him for his military prowess or shudder at his ferocity. |
| Timur, or Tamerlane, modelled himself on Genghiz Khan, and miniatures on the wall depict his ferocious onslaught on Baghdad. |
| He was Tamerlane himself, prince of the Sidhe, and a more tender, more noble being she'd never known. |
| Some 150 itineraries have already been established, including the Alexander the Great, the Marco Polo and the Tamerlane routes. |
