Amir Timur The Lame ft. WhatIfAltHist | The Unconquered Lord of the Seven Climes | 1336CE - 1405CE

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

What if Timur never existed? Watch WhatIfAltHist’s video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKCakmuqhcd_sJo This video is being reuploaded because of the audio glitches in the previous one. My apologies for that. I was unavailable to fix it right away.

[@zackamor8043]

tsssssssssssss and i got hyped because of this.... -_-. Also note don't forget my previous comment, it's fine to be subjective, objectivity doesn't really exist. You can call what it was or who he was, a massmurderer and so on...

[@cyrusiiofpersia7932]

Al Muqaddimah do a video on me

[@rockpalace9919]

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[@seanalimov372]

@@zackamor8043 there’s a whole philosophy out there called “objectivism.” Amir Timur was a strategist, a military leader and a conqueror. Unless he went around and stabbed a whole bunch of people, I would call him a mass murderer, It would betray a certain lack of intelligence.

[@yaqubleis6311]

@@cyrusiiofpersia7932 Cyrus the great one of the best military commander of all time principles of military strategy emerged at least as far back as 500 BC in the works of Sun Tzu and Chanakya. The campaigns of Alexander the Great, Chandragupta Maurya, Hannibal, Qin Shi Huang, Julius Cæsar, Zhuge Liang, Khalid ibn al-Walid and, in particular Cyrus the Great Cyrus the great is one of the best military commander in history if not the greatest in history never lost a battle conquered Median empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire , Lydian empire, Gandhara Kingdom or empire was powerful state , Elam , ancient Phoenicia ,Cyrus' Conquest of Elam Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great also beat Iranic nomads and others created the most powerful empire of is time the biggest the world has seen in that time Cyrus was outnumber many time for example Cyrus defeated Lydians three times. He won the battle of Pteria while he had 20 000 to 30 000 soldiers but Lydians had 90 000 to 95 000 He won the battle of Thymbra while he had 49 000 to 50 000 soldiers but Lydians had 105 000 to 110 000 soldiers. He conquered Sardis and defeated the Ionians. He established a large empire 10 years(or less) and rulled over it for 30 years. Cyrus the great was outnumbered in half of his battles. He never lost a war Cyrus defeated and conquered the 2 most powerful empires of is time tell me one military commander that conquered 2 most powerful empires of there time at there height the Medes and Babylonians were at the height of their power) AT HEIGHT OF THEIR POWER Alexander never beat Iranian empire at their height of their power) Hannibal Barca couldn’t even conquered Rome before Rome was empire and Alexander didn’t beat the Iranian empire at height and also Cyrus conquered 6 states or more and the 2 most powerful empires of is time Median empire and Neo-Babylonian Empire Cyrus the great military commanders are unknown peoples not popular not like Genghis khan , Alexander , Napoleon and others just imagine if Cyrus the great had the military commanders that Alexander had like Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Seleucus or Genghis Khan had like Subutai

[@segalman]

Al-Muqaddimah: "i'll try to be as neutral as possible" also Al-Muqaddimah: *"my lifelong dream is to piss on timur's grave"*

[@sophosalpha]

Foul words. Even if Timur was barbaric still these words can't be justified

[@uzpower]

And I am sure he is a proud Muslim. This why no Indian should be Muslim

[@leedsunited8787]

What a joke this channel is. Full of hate speak

[@Idk12q]

Timur did burn Muslims alive in a mosk that's messed up

[@funnyclips4550]

@@sophosalpha timur played double game to gain support of Muslims and mongols

[@Artur_M.]

I'll use this opportunity to share a fun fact. The subjugation of the Golden Horde by Timur and the support given to Tokhtamysh by the Grand Duke Vytautas was one of if not the main reason for Tatar settlement in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which was the origin of the Polish-Lithuanian Lipka Tatar community.

[@abisalpha]

interesting, I've also read that Tokhtamish had 7 Sons or so and One of them (the oldest I believe) was known as the "Green sultan"

[@kouto1968]

@@abisalpha aaaaa

[@saif14218]

Can you please elaborate more

[@Artur_M.]

@@saif14218 There is quite a bit about this topic in the recent video on The Jackmeister: Mongol History channel: 'Ukraine in the Golden Horde: Mongol rule over Kyiv' (late into the video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ-qiGamadF5hrc You can also hear some more about the Lipka Tatars in the latest video on this channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZy0e52aqqqBqpI This is all just scratching the surface of what could be a topic of its own video (or several videos) but it's still better than what I could have quickly written in a comment.

[@saif14218]

@@Artur_M. thank you so much brother. This part of history is unknown to me. I will check out your suggestions.

[@saadraees09]

This video should be shown to every Pakistani. The way my fellow countrymen glorify just because he was a Muslim ruler who ruled over Hindus him is disturbing. They are never taught how much blood he shed to get to his position

[@saadraees09]

@@Uhuss-qq6cq what peace did he gain for us? And I don’t mind if you just look at him as a man of his time, but unfortunately he’s more glorified in Pakistan. He’s not glorification worthy

[@torkelsvenson6411]

@@Uhuss-qq6cq Well, you certainly get peace if there are no people alive to start a war...

[@UnitedNationsSecretariat]

You should tell them timur is a shia, i bet they will stop worshipping him

[@saadraees09]

@the great han un han the great han un han I’m advocating for the opposite if you can comprehend what I said?

[@saadraees09]

@@UnitedNationsSecretariat lmao factsss

[@HistoryHouseProductions]

I swear, Georgia just couldn’t catch a break from this guy huh?

[@bluewatson4341]

Can’t wait for your verification

[@mizcaesar1804]

Wait a minute

[@mizcaesar1804]

ITS YOU

[@Tyronius_Maximus]

Lel

[@zhcultivator]

IKR

[@TheBrooklynBeastLeo]

Al Muqaddimah: *Pees on Timur's grave* Uzbeks: Ah, so you have chosen death

[@iftikharali3864]

hahahaha

[@1212-m6b]

Majority of Uzbeks dont know about his massacres so thats why they see him as a father of the nation. However area of current uzbekistan brought a lot of great generals before Timur. Alp Arslan was born Khorezm who won a battle 1071 Manzikert which led to open anatolia for Turks. Saifuddin Qutuz was from royal family of Khorezmian empire. When mongols capture Khorazm he was sold as slave later ended up in Egypt. He rose to general of the army in Egypt. Saifuddin Qutuz is first general who openly without disputes beat the mongols. Battle of Ain Jalut. Mahmud Ghaznavi was born in afghanistan but his family parents were from Ferghana region. Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur Great grandson of Timur. Baburid empire captured india and ruled before British came. Seljuqs were mostly from that region.

[@azidahaka8543]

@@1212-m6b It's not about great general's before him. Some Uzbeks actually know of his evil too, but think about it - before Timur Central asia used to be in complete Turmoil but after Timur since he brought so much wealth to modern Central asian region by looting delhi sultanate, Khwarazam, Egyptians and ottomans he actually did so much development in central asia and made it far more stable. That is why Uzbeks and many muslim praise Timur, he was a a savage warlord true, but he also brought prosperity and civilization to his own region as well.

[@1212-m6b]

@@azidahaka8543 he brought wealth and prosperity but destroyed too many nations. Called himself a Sword of Islam however he killed many more muslims. Sacked Baghdad, Sacked Delhi when it was under control of muslim Turks. I like his generalship, army, tactics. But he stopped Ottoman’s conquest in Europe due to his actions Ottomans went through rough civil war which lasted for 10 years. Khalifa Usman’s Quran was brought to Samarqand after Timur’s conquest of Baghdad. As an Uzbek my opinions may differ from majority of my nation. He destroyed too much of Islamic world when he had clearly skills and army to capture China. If he had succeeded to do so he would be viewed someone like Salahuddin or Muhammad al Fatih.

[@azidahaka8543]

@@1212-m6b I do Agree with you. Timur did good for Central Asia but for rest of the islamic world he was cancer. He killed 500,000 muslims in isfahan and built their skull tower monuments, but still despite that we can't ignore he is also one of the best conquerors in history, there are many figures who were far far worse than him, also it was because of Timur that Mughal Dynasty became a thing which formed one of the most prosperous empire of all time in india. If you'll see from a neutral perspective he was a brutal genocidal dictator but he also cared for his own people and gave them so much too. On the very least it is not wise to say by this KZbinr that he will piss on his grave. Even historians of west give him respect for his military and cultural achievements. PS : Funnily, Timur did planned to launch campaign against Ming Dynasty of China in 1405 AD, even allying himself with a enemy of ming kingdom but he died from cold when crossing Central asia loll

[@Rocinante2300]

Again, I like your new intro logo!

[@HistoryExplained]

Love your coloful maps and your overall style! Keep up the great work!

[@sheevpalpy]

The part near the end where you talk about Timur's admiration for holy men and scholars reminds me that Timur attempted to recruit Sheikh Bedreddin. Speaking of which, you should totally do a video about Sheikh Bedreddin and his revolt to replace the Ottomans, its so so interesting and deserves more coverage

[@hugoguzman4985]

Here from WhatIfAltHis! I love your videos so far!

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Glad you like them!

[@navinkumarpk86]

He lit the dried grass on the camels and drove them against the elephants. That was what panicked the elephants and caused the Delhi army to collapse.

[@Maia_Cyclist]

Great video, got here thanks to WhatIfAltHist.

[@oliverqueen5883]

He did what’s called “a pro gamer move” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌

[@louistoadvine4141]

My sides my never recover

[@Lius525]

Started laughing in the middle of the gym set 😅

[@krsna_official]

He was just a genocide killer.

[@jorder85]

Recently been binging your channel! Good stuff, I like how you add a bit of your personality in the videos too!

[@466chalk]

Timur is a definite point in favor of the argument that an evil man (understatement) who thinks himself a hero is capable of more harm than your run of the mill sociopath. I would guess that all of his good qualities merely amplified his ability to do evil. For example, his extreme distaste for treachery among his men would likely mean that, since there is so little backstabbing among his own ranks, they are more effective as a whole, as well as more loyal, and thus able to more efficiently worship Khorne (no joke, Timur pretty much what a hyper competent 40k Chaos worshiper would be like IRL). Seriously, what type of man has "Try to max out my human suffering high score by conquering the most populous nation on Earth" as a BUCKET LIST ITEM!

[@junaidfaiz]

You are mentally impaired.

[@lastword8783]

I dont understand how Timur with what little is known of him is seen as some evil tyrant but Genghis Khan the man he emulated is not seen that way.

[@jaichind]

More fun facts. On June 22 1941 a USSR team opened Timur's tomb despite the prophecy that if Timur's tomb is opened he would unleash war on the world. Of course, June 22 1941 was the day of the German invasion of the USSR. In late 1942 Stalin was convinced to seal the tomb again and a few days later the USSR forces defeated the Germans at Stalingrad paving the way for an eventual USSR victory in the war.

[@antoniochiodi4183]

Nope. His tomb was opened on the 19th of June, 3 days before the invasion, and the Battle for Stalingrad ended on February 3rd, a whole one month and a half after Tamerlane was reburied

[@jaichind]

@@antoniochiodi4183 June 19th is pretty close to June 22nd which was the invasion. Battle of Stalingrad started Nov 19th and within 2-3 days it was clear USSR was going to win the battle.

[@michaeltrent2599]

@@jaichind You're absolutely wrong. The battle of Stalingrad started in August of 42, not November, and the German army dominated for close to 3 months. It wasn't until November that the Soviets started to turn the tide of the battle. Jesus, just admit that you were wrong about the opening of Timur's tomb having anything to do with the outcome of a war that occurred centuries later (a silly idea at best), and do some research next time. Is that too much to ask?

[@jaichind]

@@michaeltrent2599 Sorry when I say the battle of Stalingrad I really mean the USSR counter Stalingrad counter-offensive of 11/19/1942

[@ocudagledam]

The battle of Stalingrad wasn't turned by some sudden intervention. For at least a month (if not more, I'd have to check the date when it was decided to have the operation Uranus), the defenders inside the city were given just enough men and resources for them to be able to hold on to a small portion of the city and keep the Germans engaged, while a huge, over a million strong army was slowly being assembled and deployed in the rear. This army then punched through weak points in the Axis defenses both north and south of the city (the less well equipped German allies were completely wiped out) poured into the rear of the Axis forces and secured a belt around the city (and the German Sixth Army in and around it) that was too wide (and held very securely by the aforementioned million Soviets) for a breakout or a relief force to get through. If the Soviets did have any help, it came from Hitler and Goering - the latter boasted that he would be able to supply the city by air after if it "temporarily" gets cut off, and the former believed him. The result was that the Sixth Army, the strongest that the Germans had, did not try to retreat or break out early on while it had a chance, and was thus left to wither away as their supplies slowly ran out, adding the loss of a huge number of men (and not insignificant amount of material) to the defeat in the battle.

[@into_the_void]

Narrator.: I will stay unbiased Also narrator : I will piss in Timur s grave

[@shahrukhgilani5246]

Timur did what is called a "Pro-gamer move" LMFAO

[@anjumziarana8313]

Brilliant brilliant effort Beautifully presented Straight to the point Effort less flow Well done 👏

[@knight6884]

Timur shows one man can do so much.

[@abisalpha]

Timur shows that even a crippled man can do so much

[@warrioremperor6320]

Yea if he is smart, lil bro average trash like you can’t do it I am your superior understood

[@samhenson8177]

Love your channel, just found it because of WhatIfAltHist’s video on Tamburlaine

[@AngryHistorian87]

Al Muqaddimah: "my lifelong dream is to go and pee on Timur's grave" I know you hate the guy and all, but damn, dude 😂🤣

[@Ali-tt7xu]

Ikr🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aftekharyounas4841]

Lowest of the low often speak of such words which they can not live up too

[@meesumraza1565]

I am so glad to see that you are slowly but surely getting the response you deserve. I have been following your work since the inception of this channel and your content quality has improved a lot. keep up the good work.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Thank you so much! Yes, I'm listening to feedback and trying to improve in whatever areas I can.

[@meesumraza1565]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT would love a series on delhi sultanate. From ghaznavi onwards some indian ias preperation channels are doing classes on that period and even they are intersting. Woh kafi biased hain so neutral assesment would be great of balban iltutmush etc ka.

[@OmegaTrooper]

This is a great video in a great channel. So fascinating to learn about the Middle East during this time in history. In the west we're mostly just taught about the Mongol invasions and the Crusades but there's such a rich tapestry of human experience during this time period that we're never exposed to. Keep it up!

[@thevoidlookspretty7079]

Timur: The world is a rough place right now. How can I make it worse?

[@IllusionistsBane]

13:33 "Send forth the flaming camels!" That line from the AoE2 campaign never gets old.

[@ajas7851]

It is indeed surprising that Ahmad ibn Arabshah whom you mention had hated Timur has strangely paid glowing tributes and effervescent praise upon him in his speech. This is not a new phenomenon. Many barbarians and psychopatic rulers in history like Ivan the Terrible, Vladd the Impaler, Attila the Hun, Hitler, Stalin, Mao have not only wielded absolute power but held in awe and had personality cult among their followers. I have heard that Timur is still considered a hero in Uzbekistan. This is indeed a subject which should be researched: as to why the bad guys or barbarians and violent rulers are worshipped, have the maximum fun and wield absolute power (even in modern research it is found that people with the dark triad of narcissism, psychopathy and machiavellianism are extremly successful as CEOs and rulers) while the "nice guys" are generally victims/laughing stock in public and get exploited and abused. This also rubbishes and makes useless the talk of "good triumphing over evil", when actually the reverse happens in reality most of the time.

[@ajas7851]

@RM: It appears that you have completely misunderstood and not comprehended what I was trying to mention..I have nowhere mentioned that Timur was worshipped by Muslims..I have said that he is seen as a hero in uzbekistan which is borne by facts...Furthermore I was not discussing only timur but I had mentioned that in various historical epochs, evil persons masquerading as good have dominated over empires..Furthermore the sacking of cities and mass murders done by timur have been illustrated by the narrator in the video and not by me...such actions are not those of a good ruler...therefore please first carefully read what I have mentioned which has nothing to do with Islam instead of reacting on your personal biases/prejudice...

[@libertyprime6932]

It is entirely possible to respect the great achievements of a man while acknowledging his evil deeds. Caesar is one of my favorite historical figures but he was still an evil man who killed and enslaved the innocent. Men respect strength, and the men who excel in war do tend to be violent men.

[@ajas7851]

@Liberty Prime I agree with your viewpoint..However just because a person has significant achievements does not mean that he/she is absolved of their evil deeds..even Hitler commanded a lot of respect and admiration of the German people initially but later went to ignominy due to the holocaust.. Furthermore strength need not necessarily be understood as using violence or fighting wars..in earlier times violence did give an edge however in today's age of nuclear weapons strength by violent means has become irrelevant..so the definition of strength keeps on changing..strength in modern times largely depends upon brainpower and also denotes one's ability to excel in a particular field like sports, fine arts, science, literature, etc.. also noone excels in violence as it leads to a vicious cycle which subsumes everyone..violence has never been effective in history towards resolving conflict even though humanity strongly believes in it..even Caesar was finally assassinated by Brutus and his own inner circle, so his evil deeds came back upon him in a karmic fashion..

[@middleeastrenwarriormen1017]

Ahmad Ibn Arabshah The young Men from Damshq

[@helalahmad7090]

Amir Saheb Timur Khan Was one of the Greatest Rulers of the entire human history. He was an absolute legend and a military genius. Khorasan has been always proud of him. He was a million times better than “Alexander the idiot” for sure.

[@saeeduzzamanmalik182]

I had been gone through with a book by Herald Lamb on Timer lan the conqurer of world. That was probably first book of my life at age of 10 . It was a translation in our URDU language and i was liyerally so much inspired with Timor personality . Itxwas 1968. Since then i am holding such impression into my memories which never gone out for a moment . Today i watched ypur video. 5hen started reading comments. I found comments more intetesting and realiez how many others from. Different countries or languages having had such intetest in Timor life like me.

[@junaidfaiz]

I visited his grave and of his family also of Imam Bukhari Rehmatullahalay and also of Hazrat Husayn Ibn Abbass Radiallahanhu. All places are the places of peace and theres a clear sense of calmness in Samarkand than of other places there. May Allah have mercy on him and increase his ranks in Jannat ul Firdous, ameen. Whether good or bad, Allah knows best. But muslims were already bitterly fighting amongst themselves other than Ottoman. Taimur was a beautiful essence of history.

[@nizam5568]

17:17 YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THRE OTHER PEOPLE THAT DISTURBED HIS GRAVE?

[@the_major]

And here comes Mecha Hitler. Thanks for the defiling a conqueror's grave, mate.

[@moadmekkid3743]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jamcp6WDZcybqqc for the Muslim brothers

[@timur6532]

After opening Amir Timur grave, exactly after 12 hours 2 World War started.

[@Newbmann]

As a westerner I can thank him for breaking the hyper moralistic media in the west at the time So yeah He really indirectly made shakespears morally complex plays possible. Keep in mind this is due to how everyone saw him as a bad dude and yet he won so I GUESS GOD DOESNT ALWAYS WIN.

[@gluttonousmanu2725]

@Alghiffary Sikumbang why he killed his fellow Muslims

[@weirdlanguageguy]

Wow. I can't believe I never knew this stuff before. You'd think a man who killed over 10 million people would be universally recognized for the evil he committed

[@muslimcrusader3085]

Sadly many people like to idolize power over morality. This is a very common things amongst humans. That is why histories' 'greatest' people are just a collection of the worst, most genocidal mass murders. If we lived under them we would despite them, but looking back at a sanitized version of history where everyone who suffered under them is long forgotten, it's easy to romantalize their brutality as being admirable.

[@libertyprime6932]

@@muslimcrusader3085 You obviously make a great point, but there are many factors that lead to a man's "greatness". Caesar was loved by his people but hated by the political establishment. Alexander made Greek culture suprememe in his time but set the stage for chaos after his death. Muhammad created a religion that arguably brings a lot of peace and stability to the people who follow it. Whilst they all commit evil deeds to achieve their greatness,any of them did achieve positive things.

[@trajictempr8574]

Fr

[@lucasblaise11]

How did you write your username in Ogham??? What strange magic be this?

[@weirdlanguageguy]

@@lucasblaise11 copy and paste from relevant wikipedia articles :)

[@branis96]

9:02 Tokhtamysh was a Muslim in fact.

[@kazan2081]

Yes if this basic fact is missing it makes you wonder where they get their information from.

[@sulemanhaider1305]

@@kazan2081 some sources claim otherwise; besides it is also a common fact that Timur declared himself an executer of divine will and so him just saying that Tukhtamysh was not a Muslim makes sense.

[@kazan2081]

@@sulemanhaider1305 by that same logic then ottomans and dehli sultanate would not have been muslim. Most sources say Tokhtamysh was a muslim and it was an obvious power struggle between him and Timur.

[@Revitalization4241]

He was indeed a muslim, and he named one of his sons Jalal

[@azidahaka8543]

Very True. This guy didn't do proper research

[@arawn1061]

We sorely need more channels like this keep it up!

[@Sigismondus]

Very interesting video. Good job!

[@Palipride107]

Love the video brother . Subscribing now

[@leedsunited8787]

"I'm going to be objective" Proceeds to not even be close to objective.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Nope. Totally objective. Giving my opinion on him isn't being not-objective. I presented all sides of the opinions regarding him with as much honesty as I could, I didn't hide or distort any facts about him.

[@rezasalamati9652]

As a Mongolian i can confirm that Timur was actually pretty lame.

[@Lipton3373]

As a hazara you mean

[@mbtax7389]

Hi

[@muhammadafg1126]

@@Lipton3373 Hazara are turks not mongol, check hazara dna test

[@kevinkevinkevin1909]

Great and punisher...

[@SomethingSomewhereJustOnce]

I remember watching this video 2-3 days ago. Did you delete and re-upload it?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

There was an audio glitch in that one. I fixed it and reuploaded.

[@cemasikoglu9597]

Al Muqaddimah good job ! I love Timur the Iron

[@keshavshah488]

Read Zafarnama about a year ago. Read the beginning and his rise to power and was absolutely fascinated, then skipped over to the invasion of Delhi Sultanate and was extreemly apalled. I really really hope that you will talk about the successors of Timur in detail, especially Ulugh Beg and his scientific accomplishments. And also discuss about their contributions to architecture.

[@dhindaravrel8712]

The problem with alternate history is that it is just as likely it would have turned into a worse world. Someone else might have taken up opportunities and used them towards bad results. Unless we figure out a way to look into parallel universes and study the results of small changes, alternate history will forever be nothing but light-hearted fun.

[@abdullahalrafi3045]

love from Bangladesh bro.i like your videos

[@KhalerJex]

Glory To Timur!!!

[@zhyar313]

Nah bro

[@SilentEmpires]

The Narrator: I will be totally professional and neutral on Timur. Also the Narrator: i would piss on Timur's grave.

[@simplelivinguz]

This guy is Timirphobia. All the commanders haven been killing others historically same way Timur did. If Pakistani man was a conquerer, Pakistan would pay tribute to that person. Besides being good at what he does which strategic war, he passed forward to today's generations some wisdom as well.

[@partibananathurai5862]

@@simplelivinguz Dude are you insane? Timur has killed more Muslims in history than anyone bar Genghis Khan. He massacred the entire populations of Baghdad, Damascus, and Delhi. All he did was conquer and pillage. He left no institutions behind, no cultural or scientific advancements, nothing but rivers of blood and towers of skulls. If you want someone to give the title Sheikh-ul-Islam to, give it to Mehmed II, or better yet Suleiman the Lawgiver. That is a ruler to admire. He committed atrocities in war, yes. But he also patronised architects, reformed the Ottoman administration, promoted tolerance, and patronised artists and scientists. If you look at Istanbul today, you see the impressive legacy of Mehmed and Suleiman, a beautiful city rich in culture and history, whereas Timur's legacy is nothing but genocide. Timur was just another steppe barbarian like the Mongols he admired so much, living in a violent culture that prized conquest over actual governance.

[@simplelivinguz]

@@partibananathurai5862 sure. At least not insane yet. I feel some subjective emotional response from you here. He was just another efficient warrior and a king. You should also look at positives as well. Warrior is a Warrior. Also did not understand what's wrong with someone being "steppe"? You seriously need to expand your horizon

[@partibananathurai5862]

@@simplelivinguz He was very efficient, yes. Efficient in massacring women and children and piling up towers of skulls. Timur was a bloodthirsty psychopathic barbarian. Stop idolising him and start idolising Muslim rulers who actually built civilisations, like Suleiman, or Harun al-Rashid, or Abd al-Rahman. There are so many impressive Muslim rulers who were competent, powerful and also tolerant, and yet you choose the warmonger who left nothing behind to worship.

[@Sadoyasturadoglu]

"Toktamysh is not Muslim" ?? check your information.

[@ДаулетоваТаня]

Токтамыс а не Тоатамыш,он Казах,прошу исследоват историю правильно

[@lindainglis8506]

Your history is fascinating as is the enlightened comment section.

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

Love the clouds over the map and congratulations on passing 40,000 subscribers! Anyway, what if Timur lived longer and invaded China? Could he have recreated Genghis Khan's empire (khanate)?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Thank you! I think he could have. The Ming had just taken over China so there was instability but I don't know enough about Chinese History to give a more educated opinion. Maybe you can make a video on that?

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT That make for an interesting video. Maybe WhatIfAltHist would be interested in another collab or something?

[@kazan2081]

What a shame he never got to destroy them.

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

@@kazan2081 That Timur never got to destroy China?

[@kazan2081]

@@HistoryandHeadlines i know thats why I said its a shame.

[@ajgreen2417]

As someone who is from Uzbekistan we still see him as a hero. He was still the reason we were introduced into Islam. In times of war even in Islam blood shed is required. So your little point of pissing on his grave would lay you right next to him in that grave. Because that whole region still sees him as a hero

[@ДаулетоваТаня]

Он не узбек,Темур Чингизид наш предок Казахстана,правильно исследоват историю

[@ДаулетоваТаня]

Темур Чингизид,историю воруете,он не узбек ,не стыдно,Темур наш предок Казахстана 🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿

[@creatorlight4346]

@@ДаулетоваТаняno Timur was forefather of USSR.

[@zhyar313]

Are you saying blood shed is required to the Muslims in Baghdad, Aleppo and Damascus?

[@TG_MOGATEAM]

​@@ДаулетоваТаняtrue

[@nopurposeposting1548]

there is something strange with your map, how come ottoman already got constantinople at that stage? Bayezid was sultan mehmed II great grandfather right? and ottoman havent got constantinople before sultan mehmed II..... right?

[@syedmuhammadalishah9568]

Timur was a great builder and ruler. War and bloodshed was part of that era . May ALLAH almighty bless his soul.

[@evalationx2649]

Timur read that muslims shouldn't kill muslims and was like "But if I do tho?"

[@mranderson9813]

Pro historians don't threaten pee on ancient dead men's graves

[@fuaadharoon8436]

I was surprised to hear the pee on the grave line.....very unprofessional

[@ЕммануилАнгелов]

I agree, highly unprofessional and childish

[@ruzzsverion2728]

What? Would you honor the name of a mass murderer?

[@zhyar313]

​@@ruzzsverion2728ikr, these people don't know what he had done to his fellow Muslims in Baghdad and Damascus. An ironically he called himself the Sword of Islam.

[@aqlli_yechimlar]

Nice video! Nice graphics! I like it! I'm from Uzbekistan, I should note that you are right that Amir Timur is national icon and Uzbekistan's history based on Timurid legacy. Timurid names like Temur, Babur, Uluğ Bek, Jahangir are quite popular in Uzbekistan. In the end, I don't advise you to pee Timur's tomb, as he is well-respected and untouchable persona in my country.

[@ehteshamfarooq3297]

You need to make jalal-ul-din your national icon who fought against chegaz khan and try to protect muslims of central asia instead of timur who killed millions of muslims.

[@joerogue231]

@@aqlli_yechimlar Timur is a Mongol . Why you glorify Mongol ? He wanted to be Genghis Khan and fought for revival of Mongol empire . He is from Barlas tribe a Mongom tribe . He destroyed the Muslim world . Why are you proud of him ? Also the Uzbek killed the descendants of Timur and now you claim him ? Very idiotic behavior . You Uzbek destroyed his Gurkani dynasty and made Babur a Homeless , Babur then build his Empire in India the Mughals Empire . Babur with Iranic Emperor Shah Ismail of the Persian Saffavid dynasty destroyed your Uzbek Khanate and killed your Khan ( who was from the Borjigin line of Genghis Khan ) and make the Uzbek Khan's skull a drinking cup . The Mughals ( Timurids ) fought the Uzbeks for centuries . Now you claim Timur ? Very idiotic .

[@joerogue231]

@@aqlli_yechimlar Jalaludin was a torn in Genghis Khan side and fought against Mongol occupation . Timur was a Mongol who idolized Genghis Khan . 🤣😂 so how can Jalaludin be one of your country nation when at the time Timur is also you hero ? 😂 . Timur would of killed Jalaludin for resisting Genghis Khan .

[@aqlli_yechimlar]

@@joerogue231 , Timur wasn't a Mongol, his tribe was Turkified. He raised as a Turk and a Muslim.

[@aqlli_yechimlar]

@@joerogue231 , the only stupid is you man. We claim Timur because we need national spirit, loser. He is the best general who founded massive Empire and built beautiful cities in Turkistan (Uzbekistan is rather new name). We respect Babur because he spread Islam in India and wrote memories in Turki language. And plus, Babur didn't killed Shaibani Khan, Shah Ismail did that, and that's why we have little relationship with Iran and shias.

[@Sempermortis84]

Great video. I appreciate your subtle humor.

[@Revitalization4241]

Tokhtamysh was a muslim and he even named one of his sons Jalal.

[@ДаулетоваТаня]

Темур Чингизид,наш предок Казахстана ,🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿

[@vikkycb7948]

I think Timur is the reason Europe trounced everyone. They were spared his destruction. Meanwhile, Delhi, Damascus, Baghdad, Mosul, Multan everything got sacked. Next 100 year were spent recovering from the destruction.

[@RCSVirginia]

I, also, quite like his sobriquet, The Prince of Destruction. It has a certain ring to it, none of that namby-pamby: the Navigator, the Wise, the Confessor or the Good.

[@joshygoldiem_j2799]

FUN FACT: There's a tradition among Turkic peoples of viewing Operation Barbarossa as a curse for opening Timur's tomb

[@zadehattatari1230]

A very nice video about Aksak Timur (that's how he is called in my language), although I didn't get the point about Timur bringing an overall negative impact on history. These were the harsh times and no war was done without the blood. Amir Timur for me always was an interesting figure, sometimes controversial. All the slaughter he did to the Golden Horde I guess was because he was outraged by Tokhtamysh's betrayal. The more interesting fact is that basically destroying of Golden Horde by Timur let the Russian principalities rebel successfully against the Horde. One interesting fact of Timur: when he was staying with his army on a territory of modern Bashkortostan which is located by Ural mountains Timur erected Hüseyin Bey Türbesi in honour of Hüseyin Bey who was on the first man to bring Islam to these lands.

[@Mjölnir-þ]

He was a great conquer. Respect from a believer of vedic religion.

[@thegreatwizard7635]

One thing that i want to say is that a soldier/warrior of timur the lame was a man called Mirza Murad Beg who is my fifth great grandfather who fought alongside amir timur.

[@arta_efendi]

Ma sha Allah

[@ДаулетоваТаня]

Когда перестанете врать,Темур Чингизид,не надо воровать чужую историю,он наш предок Казахстана

[@RkR2001]

Great Video!

[@saeeduzzamanmalik182]

I have been a great fan of Ameer Timur since my 5th grade OR childhood

[@fgconnolly4170]

great video!!

[@Syed_12]

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[@julianpont5359]

Im a history teacher and I love your channel. Will be showing many of your videos this year. Thank you

[@shoktheiv1106]

Imagine being a poor indian living behind the walls of delhi and u see a black flag with 3 dots coming to attack u

[@worfoz]

Not to mention the animal rights issue. Poor elephants...

[@InsightGrid620]

What do you mean by poor indian? India is the richest region That's why timur attack delhi

[@aminwalidahmed7437]

will you published video documentary about Mamluk Sultanate

[@yaqubleis6311]

Timur say his mother is from royal Persian line . Timur say his father is from Mongol line and common ancestor of Genghis Khan .Timur say his mother was descendant of the legendary Persian Hero-King Manuchehr .That would make Timur a man of Perso-Mongol origin according to himself .In reality Timur mother was named Tekina Khatun amd was probably a Mongol of lowly birth who was related to the Yasa'ur line ( Yasa'ur was the great-great-grandson Chagathai Khan ) or maybe she was from the line of Genghis Khan . Or she was daughter of Sadr al-Sharia who was from the Persian Hanafi scholar Ubayd Allah al-Mahbubi of Bukhara . So we have two sources that say she was either a lowly Mongol woman related to the Yasa'ur tribe or that she was related to Genghis Khan line ... And we have two sources that state that she was from either a Persian line of Sunni Hanafi scholar and the other source is Timur himself who said she was from the mythical royal Persian Manuchehr line . Not Turkic 🤣😂Timur skull is fully Mongoloid , some say he is tall because of his Persian / Iranic ancestry . Also if he was Turkicized then he was also Mongolisized and Persianized 🤣😂truth is that Timur was according to himself a half-Persian by his mother side and a half Mongol by his father side . Timur father ( Taraghai Noyan ) was the great-great-grandson of Qarachar Noyan the Mongol who was the general of Genghis Khan What of Timur was Turkic again ? 🤣😂

[@Timurid1370]

bro turkic people is actually persian. let me explain; Turkic history begins with first turkic khaganate and the official language was persian. The founder of turkic khaganate was Bumin Qhagan who came from a persian tribe ashina. They had persian traditions and made good relations with sassanid empire. Ashina believed to a iranic religion that is Zoroastrianism. When arabs took over all of the persia, both people adopted to islam. Persians and turks created new honorful empires together like ghaznavids seljuks and kwarazmians. They conquered the anatolia under a muslim persian commander Alparslan. In 1206 genghis khan united the all mongol and turkic tribes(mongolified persians) in mongolia. and the delhi sultanate (Turco-Persians) was busy on conquering india while genghis khan doing these things. The entire Turco-Persian world changed after the mongol conquest of khwarazm The mongols and various turkic nomads gave their DNA to the people who lives in iran. After 2 century. The persian hero Tamerlane came and conquered most of the middle east, sacked mamluks ottomans and delhi sultanate. let's talk about origin of the ottomans Osman (Founder of the ottoman empire) his ancestor was Alparslan who was a persian leader and ruled the seljuks,but unfortunately ottomans were arabized. they spoke persian for a century but after 1400's language of ottomans were arabic. Today on the world you can see 6 turkic originated states and you know Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan located in the central asia and they have "Stan" word which comes from persian language. These countries have persian traditions and speaks too different version of persian because of russia. Russia changed their language against qajar dynasty and called them as a different nation from persians maybe you cannot understand them but they actually speaking a language from iranic group. If we mentioned on Azerbaijan and Turkey, the azeri people has 100% persian ancestors and their language is very similar to persian language. Moreover 30 or 40 millions of azeri people lives in northern region of iran and they calling themself as persian. Turkey is only persian country which assimilated to a foreign race. :( so the Turkic people is actually an iranic tribe who assimilated by other nations I'm gonna leave some resources so you can read and correct me. ☺️ by the way may be I wrote some worng sentences by grammar, I apologise for this and sorry for my english. Respect from Sweden 🇸🇪 Have a nice day!

[@nevsehri4819]

@@Timurid1370 wtf, Alparslan was persian? and ancestor of Osman, and Ottomans speak arabic&persian? lol I'll count it as irony, Actually for all

[@avgvstvs7]

@@Timurid1370 Literally straight up completely wrong lmao

[@avgvstvs7]

@@Timurid1370 Ajam Cope

[@DND480]

​@@Timurid1370 wtf what what is the Ferndale idiot 😂😂

[@Kingofportals]

Timur claiming to be the protector of Islam, while at the same time slaughtering millions of not only Tengris, Christians, Manichaeans, Zoroastrians, and Jews, but also Muslims!

[@d.m.collins1501]

Love all your videos! This one was a little hard to follow at times, especially geographically--my personal preference would be to have more arrows showing the movements of armies and then, once they reach a city or region, KEEP some symbol or even a little dot there, then show another arrow with the army returning to Samarkand or whatever base city. I do like the images you always have but in this one, I was trying to follow the movement on the map but then every time Timur's army moved, immediately the map would be displaced by images from old art or a photo of a statue of a guy on a horse, etc. That style is pretty good when talking about a mostly sedentary story, e.g. the Abbasid Caliphate, but is hard to follow when an army is always on the go, conquering foes all around them--I want to know visually WHERE they are and, also, how and when they get back! Heck, you could even have a little blue arrow showing the movements of the enemy.

[@d.m.collins1501]

E.g. at 12:59 you tell us "Pir Muhammad then met Timur who was sweeping across Punjab. Cities like Pakpattan and Dipalpur were sacked, their population was slaughtered." Meanwhile you're showing us a map but with no indication WHERE on the map all this is taking place, where Pir Muhammad's armies came from, where they clashed. Heck, Pakpattan and Dipalpur aren't even on the map! These battles would be so much easier to follow and remember if we could have visual aids showing us the army movements and the clashes.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Thank you very much for the feedback. I really appreciate it. I'll try to keep this in mind in the future. In my latest video "The Fall of the Nasrid Sultanate" I have used a scroll to represent the position of characters. Similarly, I made sure all the cities I mentioned are on the map. I'll make sure my future videos are easier to understand. Thanks.

[@d.m.collins1501]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT thanks! I meant this as 100% constructive criticism--no one else but you is covering such great history from a non-Eurocentric perspective. You always manage to cover your topics honestly and yet with great care never to insult any figures from history who don't deserve it... which was why, despite my reservations, I found this to be a very fun video--Timur was not a nice guy, to be sure, haha! I think even those people who think of him as a folk hero would look at him less as a moral exemplar and more a titan and conqueror.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

I appreciate the constructive criticism because yeah, I only upload a video when it's fine from my perspective but mine is not the only perspective and I'm grateful that you brought it to my attention. I shall try to rectify this problem in future videos.

[@saidakhmadsaidaskharov7386]

Temur did so and by doing so he averted the possibilty of future uprisings by doing so If you think outside the box he actually saved many lives of soldiers citizens of both sides.

[@sumitshresth]

The sword of Islam killing more Muslim than Christians or Mongols. Whenever i think of timur that is what comes to my mind.

[@azidahaka8543]

@@jamieammar6131 Crusader Yes, Christian No. The French colonizer monarchy from 1800 onwards and Queen victoria in india post 1857 failed revolt actually killed more muslims. Also, Mongols killed way way way more muslims. Hulagu khan killed 8 million muslims in Baghdad alone

[@jamieammar6131]

@@azidahaka8543 Are you kidding me ? 8 million in Baghdad ? What was the population of Baghdad during that time lol. It was at most 200,000 to a million, according to history anyway. 8 million..lmao.

[@azidahaka8543]

@@jamieammar6131 Baghdads population at that time was 20 million or 2 crores which is equivalent to population of delhi now, it was the biggest city ever build till that time and, also Baghdad wasn't limited to a city, it was a small city state of it's own. Also having some of nearby area surrounding the city and it was the last base of Abbasid Caliphate's powerhouse and finances as well.

[@jamieammar6131]

@@azidahaka8543 Idk where you get your history from but it's hilarious. Do include your sources. Peak population of Abbasid Baghdad was somewhere around a million or two. Baghdad population in the 21st century is around 8 million. So no, it was never even close to 20 million. Neither Baghdad ever had 20 million people nor Hulagu killed 8 million. Timur on the other hand killed around 17 million ranging from Africa to Arabia to India.

[@azidahaka8543]

@@jamieammar6131 dude Baghdad that time was a city state not just a city like modern baghdad, it was the most populated city state of that time which also covered many of nearby fertile area and cities too. The whole caliphate at that time remained to baghdad only. And when Hulagu sacked it he killed 8 million people out of the 20 million.

[@elvastan]

I see that "Talk about a total badass" in the captions.

[@GullAhmad1]

Salute timur the great

[@irshadtarsoo7734]

@@owaisaliumr786 Sultan Timur was a muslim and is now dead. You should never backbite a muslim, especially one who has died because it's haraam to backbite.

[@zhyar313]

You should search about what he did to the Muslims in Baghdad and Damascus.

[@wynterginger]

Wonderful and insightful❤ Jazakallah khair

[@esrefyalnklcl6500]

Tamerlane, or what is called today in Uzbekistan Amir Timur, established a Semi-Mongolic Dynasty in the late 14th century with the help of the Turkic tribes on the legacy of the Chagatai Khanate. Far from being a Turkic/Islamic state, his rule gave lots of harms on Islam and the Turkic world. First he fought with Toktamish Khan and demolished the Golden Horde in Eurasia, hereby paved the way for Russia's rise to power as an empire. Secondly, he attacked the Ottoman state and looted Anatolia and left the local people with pain, blood and tear. Due to his bloodthirsty ambitions on power, the conquest of Contantinople, modern day İstanbul, was delayed 50 years by the Ottoman Turks. His only intention to conquest a non-Islamic realm was China, but he could not have finished this duty, because Allah (c.c.) never destined him with this jihad and he died on his way to campaign over China. In brief, Tamerlane was a cruel tyrant, who committed atrocities with his superego and always wanted to be a sahibkìran with a nonesense desire to conquest of the territories for nothing like his predessccor and ancestor Ghenghiz Khan. But nevertheless, today's Uzbekistan is our Turkic brother country in Central Asia. It is more important not to repeat the mistakes of the past and we must desire a common and united future under the Organization of the Turkic States from now on. Selam from Türkiye to our blood-brothers and Muslim communities in Turkistan...

[@luiscarlosbarragan]

Were you reading Justin Marozzi's book for this video? I feel a huge familiarity with everything you're saying.

[@asawanted]

"He lit the dried grass on the camels and drove them against the elephants." Me (looking at AOE2 Tamerlane campaign): Send forth the flaming camels. Came here after doing the Tamerlane campaign. What a nostalgia.

[@Arsbars1]

Dislocating all the noise, Timur was a military and a state Genius.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

I agree. His techniques of brutality and raiding made him perhaps the most beloved general (by his army) in centuries.

[@AnnhilateTheNihilist]

I love Timur. Thanks for this.

[@sultanqalawunkalavun6753]

Timur is one of the Turkish commanders who took precautions in world history.

[@صليعليالنبي-و6غ]

He was a Mongol.

[@okaninhoo]

​@@صليعليالنبي-و6غNope. He was Turkic.

[@ДаулетоваТаня]

Темур Чингизид,он наш предок Казахстана,он не узбек,воруете историю Казахстана,🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿

[@rizwanssyed]

Taimur is one character in the Islamic history that I hate most. Above all I hate the fact that many idealize him in Pakistan.

[@saydolimoff]

Whoever you are be careful what you say, or else for the rest of your life you will not be able to even pee.

[@adama9871]

I am from Uzbekistan and he’s goal was to end the Mongolian empire and he conquered the areas where people were not practicing Islam like India and at the time Damascus was under the control of Shiite’s he was Sunni and be thankful he conquered the white horde which was a part of the mongol empire so he was the sword of Islam this now try peeing on his grave I’ve been to his grave

[@patrickhows1482]

Damascus and Syria were part of the Mamluk Empire which was a Sunni state. The Mamluks were champions of Islam, they halted the Mongols, in 1291 they took the last Crusader strongholds and in 1375 conquered the Christian kingdom of Armenia. If Timur had not attacked Bayazid I, the Ottoman Sultan, Constantinople would have fallen fifty years sooner; the Byzantine Emperor had travelled to the West to ask for help in desperation. Nothing can justify the hundreds of thousands, if not millions of deaths that Timur caused, most of his victims being ordinary people, not soldiers who fought against him. One only need to compare Timur with such Muslim leaders as Nūr al-Dīn and Saladin, who fought hard against the Crusaders, but were renowned for their justice, piety and mercy.

[@ujjalkumar3518]

Oh so according every non muslim must die? Is that what you are saying?

[@ДаулетоваТаня]

Темур Чингизид он предок Казахстана,правильно исследоват историю 🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Excellent work here

[@matthewdimarcantonio4627]

First video I've seen on your channel and it's superb! Just subscribed! I'd love to see the map update with every battle you mention instead of just the big events. Also, seeing the city names on the map would help make it clearer. I don't know arabic so it's tough to keep the names straight without visual markers.

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Thank you for the feedback! I agree with it. I realize Timur's movement is unclear. I've tried to change it since. I'll try to implement it as best I can.

[@dellcoc]

Tamerlane the Grand Sham of Tartaria, as he was known while he was alive.

[@Irena_Posner]

Calling Tohtamysh a "pretender" is somewhat misleading, since he was in fact the nephew of the ruler. At this time this was more of a dynastic struggle within the ruling family, rather than an attempt at an actual usurpation. But in some ways this is the fault of the ambiguity of the English term than an error on your part. So I just wanted to tell the whole story, without necessarily saying that you did something incorrect.

[@tulsatrash]

Calmly stating the man's death toll like you did has been echoing in my head since the first time I watched this.

[@rnchouse8605]

Anyhow we can still able to get something good from the story... May Allah protect us all. Barakallah

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

For anyone who plays Med 2 or Mods like Stainless Steel 6.4 did you play so long that you realized that Timur and his Lame Timurids exist in the game.

[@deeesraeli]

reupload?

[@AlMuqaddimahYT]

Fixed the audio glitch.

[@littlehistorian5751]

@@AlMuqaddimahYT oh

[@iftikharali3864]

Love this channel Fun and history both

[@ottomanosman2463]

I want Timur to return again this time.

[@usmanzafar4751]

For what? As if much Muslim blood is not already spilt everywhere....

[@loai9689]

he is more blody than i$i$ :)

[@ottomanosman2463]

@@loai9689 Well humanity is dead long ago when we saw what happened today. Timur should resurrect.

[@loai9689]

@@ottomanosman2463 yah especialy on east turkistan

[@usmanzafar4751]

@@ottomanosman2463 What happened?

[@hfdtv8872]

I have also subscribed to your channel today

[@ihavenomouthandimusttype9729]

Ahmad ibn Arabshah: Timur valued learned men, brave warriors and allowed women to fight in his armies. Because of this, he is a cursed infidel! Normal person: Um...yeah, aren’t you going to mention all those massacres and the destroying of architecture?

[@sethleoric2598]

I swear these guys end up conquering most of eastern Europe in every game of Total War Medieval 2 i play.

[@otemporaomores9472]

From a Turkish Sunni perspective, kudos to Timur and his soldiers for desecrating the graves of the low-lives who desecrated Islam. The Umayyad family has been the most sinister one among all the enemies of Islam. As for the modern adherents of the Umayyad ideology, whose whose life-long dream is to avenge this act, they are merely enamored with the idea of Arabic supremacism under the disguise of Islam. Whether Sunni or Shiite, no Muslim in his right mind would revere the Umayyad family, who massacred the Prophet's descendants and said "Today we have exacted revenge for the Battle of Badr". Those who do, as in the case of the boy who prepared this video, are only Arab racists who seek dominance in the Muslim world by using Islam against the Muslims. Calling Timur a barbarian and comparing him to Hitler but revering the real Hitlers of the day, the Umayyad family, who were the enemies of Islam and then adopted Islam for their tribalist interests and usurped the banner of Islam, massacred the Prophet's family as well as thousands of people in Iran and Turkistan. They set a perfect example for Arabic supremacists for generations to come. Timur really did good on their graves.

[@pathangzia7750]

Absolutely agree!

[@amuktadir1991]

Now a map I love.Where low class has no option.

[@ilyosbekjumayev4869]

Fuck... Timur is national hero for us . He was great general 🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿

[@salim4512]

stfu. you rebelled against them tf?

[@ДаулетоваТаня]

Темур Чингизид он наш предок Казахстана,читаем историю 🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿✊

[@lordnihilus3198]

I was in Uzbekistan this spring/summer, and yes, Uzbeks do glorify him or at least, speak neutrally of him. I do understand the perspective that they have of him, but the fact that that outwheighs the millions of people he slaughtered, doesn't sit right with me

[@Low_fee.6937]

You are underestimating the mindset of kazhaks, uzbeks, kyrgyz, turkmens, azeris, tatars and turkish. They reap glory and esteem out of many things, including what the huns and mongols did to the europe. Great wall of china exists there for a reason