Tamerlane: The Bandit who Became an Emperor

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Source/Further reading:
The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane, by Beatrice Forbes Manz: books.google.ch/books?id=1Nzh...
Tamerlane's Career and Its Uses, by Beatrice Forbes Manz: www.jstor.org/stable/20078942
Short Biographies: www.historyanswers.co.uk/peop... www.britannica.com/biography/...
Military strategy: www.asianstudies.org/publicat...
Timurid Chronology:faculty.washington.edu/dwaugh...
Facts about Timur: ukdhm.org/40-facts-about-tame...
Timur’s Disability: www.bbc.com/news/magazine-205...
Timur’s conquest of Balkh in 1370: www.jstor.org/stable/25818023

[@Biographics]

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[@frankieseward8667]

Please do Yi Sun Sin next.

[@ash.bl.9289]

Hello , Can you do a biography on Khalid Ibn Al Walid? Considered one of the greatest generals in history

[@AminAbdallah98]

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[@gabemiguelez7457]

Idk what channel what this would fall on, but you should do a show about the black tom explosion in ny during ww1. Thanks

[@christopherthrawn1333]

How can I sponsor here?

[@darthvenator2487]

He was a great builder. He built towers of human skulls and many graveyards.

[@AnarchyWerebitch]

💀🪦💀 I LOVE skulls & graveyards! 🪦💀💀🪦💀💀🪦 Sounds fantabulous! 💀🪦💀

[@Unknowngfyjoh]

Actually he was a terrible builder. There's a building in Samarkand that almost fell over as soon as it was completed because he rushed the workers too much.

[@klaudioabazi4478]

Yep. He build big towers of skulls. Some say over 17 million. This Guy was truly something else.

[@FxTR22]

Blood for the blood good. Skulls for the skull throne

[@darthvenator2487]

@@klaudioabazi4478 He really was. When Tamerlane came to anatolia, he gave elephants to towns so they can feed them, in one point townspeople couldnt take it anymore because elephants were hard to take care of. So they went to ''Hoca Nasreddin'', a smart Kadı of the area, he was asked to go to Tamerlane and take back the elephants because it was too much for them. He accepted and started to go to Tamerlane, as he came closer to Tamerlane more and more people left him alone, when he reached Tamerlane, there was no people left behind him, he was left alone. When Tamerlane asked him what he wanted he responded ''Townspeople are very happy with Elephants you gave them, they ask for more elephants!'

[@Replicaate]

Timur never once lacked belief in his own capabilities and power, which is either the mark of a total psycho or a great man depending on who you ask.

[@thechosenone1533]

It's both.

[@naejin]

@@thechosenone1533 A great psycho?

[@emmitstewart1921]

If you look closely, many of the leaders who could be called great also showed clear signs of psychosis. Napoleon, Alexander, Augustus, and Qin Shi Huang were all a few bats short in their belfries.

[@payamabbasi3555]

One thing historians do not pay to much attention about his life is he was very just and people under his rules were really safe, there is a line from him that some asked him how can a women wearing much gold can easily pass throughout cities without being rubbed? He said where I saw a thief I beheaded the guardian of that city

[@phanagorian9275]

Looking back on him he was both

[@jimr9499]

Random thought that I've always had: "The Golden Horde" is one of the coolest names I have ever heard.

[@geoffrygifari3377]

I'm sure some mmorpg somewhere already wrote this down

[@ivokantarski6220]

There is a Russian series called with that name. I'm from Bulgaria so have watched it in subtitles but I'm not sure whether u would be able to find English subtitles. In Russian it's written as Эолатая Орда while in Bulgarian it would be Элатната Орда.

[@Caesar88888]

and they were one of the biggest assholes who ever walked the Earth

[@greyralph1637]

@@Caesar88888 what did tatars ever do to you?

[@Caesar88888]

@@greyralph1637 they did slavetrade

[@Moleskineman]

I visited the Gur-e-Amir in Samarkand in 2017. It's an extraordinarily beautiful building and city. Uzbekistan is one of the most incredible places I've ever been; I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone and everyone. Istakhri, a 10th centry travel author wrote: "I know no place in Samarkand where if one ascends some elevated ground one does not see greenery and a pleasant place. It is the most fruitful of all the countries of Allah; in it are the best trees and fruits, in every home are gardens, cisterns and flowing water." Bear in mind that this was in the 10th century; under Temerlane's rule, the city only became richer and he arguably laid the foundation for it becoming one of the scientific capitals of the world at the time.

[@kryts27]

This sounds like a non-existant paradise discription out of the many surahs of the Koran. As fictional as Middle Earth in Tolkien's works. Samarkand is quite legendary though.

[@Cheka__]

Sounds dangerous.

[@Moleskineman]

@Akobir Tuxtamishev In Spring of 2017. I went to Tashkent, Samarkand and Bukhara, but didn't have time to visit Khiva, unfortunately.

[@hughdrew9810]

Uzbekistan is the only country I want to visit. I am from New Zealand. I would love to ride a horse to the Caspian sea and back

[@Moleskineman]

@@hughdrew9810 make sure you ask the horse if they love the idea, too

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:25 - Chapter 1 - A boy named iron 5:40 - Chapter 2 - Rise of the lame 8:00 - Chapter 3 - Towers of skulls 12:15 - Chapter 4 - Battling the elephants 15:00 - Chapter 5 - The last expedition 17:20 - Chapter 6 - Legacy

[@bayas1302]

I find it funny that in my country it's okay to call your child Gold, Iron, Tiger, Gormoshka

[@darthvenator2487]

He single-handedly killed more Muslims than 300 years of crusade combined. And he even had the nerve to call himself the sword of Islam. A double edged sword if you ask me. Also he liked to raid Georgia, i mean, he loved to raid Georgia.

[@aerialmacaroon6312]

Can’t imagine they think fondly of him them

[@saimbhat6243]

@LibtardsStillCant SilenceMe20 He followed mongol code of conduct for his politics and war. Mongols embraced islam just for the sake of legitimacy and not because of any change of heart, which is clearly visible in their actions.

[@friendlyatheist9589]

In india muslims name their kids timur even Bollywood celebrities too. Muslims love him because they think he killed hindus idol worshippers because of lack of knowledge they don't know how many muzlï-ms he killed

[@haqiqatnigapiramiz8347]

@@friendlyatheist9589 Timur means Iron. Fantastic name.

[@darthvenator2487]

@@haqiqatnigapiramiz8347 timur means dick

[@hewhoshallnotbenamed5168]

Tamerlane, the prince of destruction. The last great nomadic conqueror before the age of gunpowder.

[@ZaripboyevBehruzbek]

That's the point bro

[@LordVader1094]

During the age of gunpowder, actually. He and many others were using it

[@17Watman]

I remember hearing that in a Epimetheus video.

[@jurgisvalancauskas4006]

He was already using canons and early guns

[@paulsimmons5726]

Tamerlane was a charismatic leader who lacked the vision to enable his military gains to persevere after his death. Ultimately, Tamerlane's legacy amounted to massive death counts and nothing more.

[@MuppetLord1]

well he died on way on his final conquest so he had no time to prepare for an ordered succession. Also no matter preparations the empire would have been very unstable with Timur going from nothing to huge empire in just a couple of decades.

[@weirdplantchick2754]

So the Timurid Renaissance right?

[@ivokantarski6220]

@@MuppetLord1 he was allegedly 69 at the time. Instead of going to war every 5 minutes he shouldve sat down to think what could be done to improve and stabilise the realm he ruled over. I'd rather claim Alexander the Macedon didnt had time. Kk no denial he probadly was over ambitious and went too far from home and died young but couldve stoped after finishing with Persia and starting to organise his empire. No wonder his soldiers didnt want to go further. Some of them probadly didnt knew how their kids and family looked like after so long campaigning at the end of geography. Ok we avenged against our menace so why going further? Already got more wealth than we could carry. Why die now?

[@steppedonmyglasses]

Yeah most turko mongol conqueror type like Timur and Temujin lacked that "vision". Timur's son Shah Rukh is a bit different though. He ultimately failed to keep the empire after his death, but he tried.

[@viracocha6093]

His successors had a big legacy actually, such as Shah Rukh, Ulugh Beg, Husayn Bayqara, and even the Mughals of India.

[@AKAZA-kq8jd]

One could say the long lost son of Genghis Khan not true but Tamerlane and Genghis both do share a common ancestor in the 9th century a very powerful warlord at the time.

[@jman6169]

Who is this warlord?

[@AKAZA-kq8jd]

Bear with me here his name was Bondnchar Munkhag he lived back in 900

[@jman6169]

@@AKAZA-kq8jd thank you mate

[@cesaravegah3787]

A very large percentage of east Asia population is related to Gengis Khan, the guy was not only a military genious but a frigging rabbit.

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

@@AKAZA-kq8jd Bodonchir was legend not even a real person

[@hewhoshallnotbenamed5168]

Tamerlane was a lot like Alexander the Great in that he is known as being a great conqueror but not so much a great ruler. However, while Alexander had the excuse of dying at an early age before he could effectively administer his conquered domains, Tamerlane didn't and his empire, though lasting another century, would only go downhill as a result.

[@limeyndixie]

Agreed. He built his empire around HIM, even though he assigned heirs and a line of succession. But while he was alive, he couldn’t quite break the autocratic mindset he’d always had. That, and he knew his armies’ loyalty was dependent on plunder, so he literally could not stop going on long campaigns that were really just pillaging sprees. Georgia, in particular, was plundered SIX TIMES during his reign. He was a brilliant leader and commander, but had no eye to a dynastic future.

[@l3ismarck947]

His ancestor began the Mughal empire

[@emmitstewart1921]

He can be given credit for founding an empire. His descendants can be given the blame for not being able to sustain it. He should not be blamed for what happened a hundred years after his death. The Mughals in India can be seen to have formed an empire that, with many changes, survives in the form of Pakistan to this day.

[@ptlemon1101]

Timur himself said he didn't care what happened to his empire after he was gone. He just wanted to mark his name on History

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Am empire that lasted 100 years is not too shabby

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

"If you want to know the true value of this world, look at the value and character of those people who have it (arrogant people, corrupt rulers and Kings)" - Sufyān al-Thawrī

[@TheProtagonistDies]

Not many channels cover this guy. Thanks Biographics!

[@PH-jv4ik]

I don't know if its just me but Timur and others like him often get judged for their treatment of their enemies but it makes sense. People are more likely to surrender in the face of terror than fighting and in an inadvertent way stopping others from dying.

[@fredbarker9201]

He sacked the surrendering towns too you know. Same with the mongols the idea the mongols would spare you if you surrendered is probably just a myth

[@PH-jv4ik]

@@fredbarker9201 Sacked not slaughtered I'm talking about basic tactics of warfare of the time. Quick conquest only really takes extreme place through Violance unless attacking an already large and established nation.

[@JuniorJuni070]

@@PH-jv4ik Sacking is slauthering as well.. Also burning buildings raping And plundering.

[@PH-jv4ik]

@@JuniorJuni070 People will justify what the Romans did or turn a blind eye to it but hey they built pretty roads and buildings so they were cool. Judging the morals of those of the past is easy with hindsight

[@aydnmesuttorun8397]

@@rusmn12 gotta love euro centrism when it suits my agenda 😈 ❤️

[@annashchipskaya2910]

Oh my god I am internally screaming!!! Huge fan of your channel and I was just waiting and wishing for you to do a video on Tamerlane! As someone that comes from Uzbekistan, has seen his tomb and has heard of his deeds, I am so so happy this video came out! :)

[@Bubbaist]

I visited Uzbekistan in 2015 during Navruz and just loved it.

[@annashchipskaya2910]

@@Bubbaist oh yeah, Novruz is amazing! What city did you visit?

[@Unknowngfyjoh]

I visited Uzbekistan in early 2020 (before Covid). I'm from the USA. I saw Tashkent and Samarkand. Loved it. Easily one of my favorite countries I've been to.

[@ivokantarski6220]

@@Unknowngfyjoh its amazing to imagine these places. I'm from Bulgaria which is in the Balkans Europe. I wonder what I would feel like going to central Asia knowing that half a millennia ago my ancestors may have spent some time in there. Huge fan of the idea to become archeologist and look for historic places.

[@PrinceMisha]

This guy seems like the ultimate boss at the end of the video game that you’ll never beat🙏🤣🤣

[@SirLoinTheBeefy]

He made one of the most classic of blunders. The most famous is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia."

[@hansmerker5611]

Consider this: Timur was a brilliant strategist and leader. These two qualities allowed him to climb the social ladder and become a great warrior. He was also wise enough to spare any artisans he found in every conquered city. They would be taken back to the capital of Samerkand so they could work any building project that Timur had in mind.

[@elininkoru3739]

Oxford A Timurid is one of his descendants; a member of the Turkic dynasty founded by him, which ruled in central Asia until the 16th century.

[@hughdrew9810]

My absolute fav ruler of all time. "Are you a Sunni are you?" "Well I'm a Shia, off with your head for my minaret of skulls." Then "Are you Shia, are you?" " "Well I'm Sunni, your body will make a nice brick in my wall" but the brutality was necessary to scare all the bandits along the silk road into submission. Now to actually watch the clip lol

[@esteban140_gaming6]

Dear Biographics, I have been a fan of your biographic videos for a long time. I have found them to be both extremely informative, and entertaining! I'm not sure if you guys do requests or not, but could you please do a video on José Martí at some point?

[@VWdude278]

Outstanding! I really enjoy this type of content.

[@colinmcdonald2499]

Having visited his tomb in Samarkand and seen the monuments there, the Timurids did accomplish something, his Grandson Ulugh Beg was one of the greatest astronomers before Galileo and Copernicus and built a masterful observatory for measuring astronomical movements.

[@colinmcdonald2499]

But yes. Apparently he wiped out something like 90% of the Nestorian bishoprics during his reign. He was also a genocidal killer.

[@asya_desherova]

Have u visited my hometown wow

[@colinmcdonald2499]

@@asya_desherova yes. I visited in 2012 or so.

[@asya_desherova]

@@colinmcdonald2499 coool

[@kaybevang536]

@@colinmcdonald2499especially against citizens of the Delhi Sultanate many Muslims and Hindus who once resented one another started fighting for survival

[@GoldsteinsBook]

Great video, Simon! I was hoping you'd do one on this fascinating figure.

[@CodyFoxworthy]

I realize I am a history nerd when I see a biographical episode on someone I love and first bump the air

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Cute

[@ThamizhanDaa1]

Why do you love one of the worst mass genocides in history??

[@deron2203]

This guy is insane the amount of destruction he wrought upon the world is just so tragic though. Gotta give a thumbs up for being able to start out as essentially a warband character and rise up to one of the most powerful conquerors before the age of gunpowder.

[@rubenvasquez8750]

Love his tenacity and willingness to succeed. But hate how he accomplished those ends.

[@PawelSorinsky]

@@rubenvasquez8750 That's how you do it. Not by being super nice.

[@_1Ragnar_]

Tamerlane is the bloodiest and most ruthless invader He boiled women and children and drank their blood He drank wine from the skulls of his victims

[@user-in8hk7bw2k]

Undan battarlarini Angliyaliklar va yevropaliklar, ruslar qilgan.

[@user-in8hk7bw2k]

Men Temurning biografiyasi haqida maʼlumotlarni fikrlarda yozib oʻtganman oʻqib koʻringlar ehtimol fikringiz oʻzgarar

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Thank you for this. Little is known about him. Bravo.

[@drknss0082]

Finally waited for this one for so long, great video.

[@hannibalbarca2928]

Timur and his country through the eyes of Ruy Gonzales De Clavijo, a Spanish nobleman who was sent as an ambassador to Timur's palace:Timur was of the race of Turkic immigrants and came from a noble generation who prided herself on her ancestry. The people of her country lived in tents, preferring the wandering lives of warrior shepherds to the luxury and comfort of cities, and preferred to camp in the open plains rather than stay in the most magnificent palaces, even in the countries they conquered. Source: Ruy Gonzales De Clavijo / The Life of Timur & Travels from Cadiz to Samarkand p.21

[@hassanabdulsalam1000]

Why are you so obsessed with Europeans sources? Wt? Man from Spain was not specialist about Turkic history he was just ambassador lol All medieval Islamic and Mongolian source says he was mongol

[@hannibalbarca2928]

@@hassanabdulsalam1000 Even Timur herself says I am Turkic, what are we discussing in the zafarname?Are you claiming that a man who prides himself on being Turkness is a Mongolian? :D:D

[@hassanabdulsalam1000]

@@hannibalbarca2928 turk in medieval era had different meaning than today For example turk mongol Tatars were all synonymous to tribes of Central Asia Listen we know timur was from mongol barlas clan and this clan was mongol according to all medieval sources According to some European sources mongol empire are always known as great Tatars this is all confusion of distance people Timur was proud mongol And he also called himself ruler of turkistan that is fine but his origin is well documented

[@hannibalbarca2928]

@@hassanabdulsalam1000 What does it mean that I am the chief of the oldest and greatest nation?These sentences are from Timur's zafarname herself, from her words about Turkness.

[@hassanabdulsalam1000]

@@hannibalbarca2928 in medieval era turk and Mongols and even Tatars were synonymous words So timur was both mongol and turk but his origin is clearly Mongolian according to medieval sources we don't know anything else For me timur was turk because he was born in Turkic society most of timurid armies were turks So timur mongol origin is not important here Origin is not important most of the Time

[@michaelsinger4638]

One of the most terrifying men to have every lived.

[@fredbarker9201]

Timur / Tamerlane was like a fantasy series’s Dark Lord

[@fredbarker9201]

I hold the fates bound hard in iron chains And with my hand turn fortune’s wheel about And sooner shall the sun fall from its sphere Than Tamburlaine be slain or overcome - Christopher Marlowe, English playwright, Tamburlaine the Great

[@darthvenator2487]

Timur was straight up some sort of a perverse genius at committing war crimes to instill maximum terror in future opponents. Skull mountains, burying people alive in the foundation and walls of new buildings, trampling women and children with horses, etc. So many cities capitulated to him without a fight, and rarely tried to resist after occupation given what he did to Isfahan, Damascus and Baghdad.

[@fredbarker9201]

@@darthvenator2487 yeah he was one evil soab but they - kings generals etc- all were. However he’s standout

[@darthvenator2487]

@@fredbarker9201 Not Washington.

[@fidelio9301]

Been waiting for this one

[@jamieholtsclaw2305]

'Tamerlane: The Bandit who Became an Emperor' I can't wait to watch this tale of personal reform led a man of humble background being trusted with the highest office in the land

[@jamieholtsclaw2305]

@@Stevie-J You mean he wasn't elected? He was some kind of tyrant?

[@Turanian209]

There are three teachers of military science in world history: Alexander, Genghis Khan, Tamerlane Harold Lamb

[@bradlevantis913]

Well done. A story I didn’t know about

[@Maderyne]

The thought of "If I'm going to fight for you, you damn well better pay me!" came to mind. Treat your subjects with kindness and the world can be yours for the taking.

[@elininkoru3739]

Oxford Timur was not a Mongol himself, but from the Turkic Barlas tribe in Transoxania, now Uzbekistan.

[@bdillon3747]

Video brings back memories of dealing with the Timurids in Medieval II total war.

[@AbdullahKhan-xw8rb]

Greatest Biography Channel on KZbin period BTW u look great bald, Simon

[@petereisenhower8089]

Nah, not really

[@phanagorian9275]

Waited for this vid very long

[@DamonNomad82]

I first heard of Tamerlane in a story from a book of Asian folk tales my mom owned. He featured in a story called "The Khoja Teaches Tamerlane's Donkey how to Read". In the story, the Khoja, a learned philosopher in Tamerlane's court, got into a boasting contest with some of his fellow government officials. He boasted that he was so great at teaching that he could teach a donkey to read. As luck would have it, Tamerlane passed within earshot just in time to hear the Khoja's boast, and ordered him to either make good on it by teaching one of Tamerlane's own donkeys, or suffer a horrible punishment. The Khoja asked for a month to teach the donkey, which the Emperor granted. The Khoja surprised everyone who knew him by being surprisingly lackadaisical in his "teaching", only giving the donkey two short lessons per day. When the month was over, Tamerlane summoned the Khoja to his palace to demonstrate that he had taught the donkey to read. The Khoja brought the donkey and a large book before the Emperor's court. He opened the book and stepped back. The donkey began turning the book's pages, one by one, with its tongue. After appearing to read several pages, the donkey looked up from the book and started braying. Tamerlane and his courtiers were impressed, and the Emperor richly rewarded the Khoja. After awhile, Tamerlane's curiosity got the better of him, and he summoned the Khoja to him and asked him what the actual trick was. The Khoja explained that he had put a few grains of barley between each page of the book and trained the donkey to turn the pages to get the grain. When the donkey opened a page that had no grain, he got upset and started braying.

[@Thedarkestduchess]

Great story. Thanks. 💜

[@Wheres_the_money_lebowski]

Would really like a bio of Tokugawa Ieyasu*, he was a really interesting person.

[@Bubbaist]

The funny thing is that he’s treated as a hero in modern Uzbekistan, despite the fact that the Uzbeks drove his dynasty out of Central Asia. Samarkand is a wonderful city if you get a chance to visit it.

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

It's like the English revering the myth of King Arthur even though his whole deal was fighting Anglo-Saxon invaders.

[@sheadoherty7434]

@@RubyDoobieScoo we English revere a Welsh Warrior/King who killed our forefathers.

[@haqiqatnigapiramiz8347]

Robert Wilson, there is a huge difference between modern ethnic Uzbeks and semi-nomadic Uzbeks of Timur time. They were close to modern Kazahs who are kipchak. Nowadays Uzbeks mainly consist form non-nomadic karluk and o'g'uz groups.

[@Bubbaist]

@@haqiqatnigapiramiz8347 True, and the word "Turkmen" has certainly evolved over time.

[@michaelsinger4638]

I’d love to see you do a profile on Nader Shah. Last of the great Asian conquerors. Known by some as the “Persian Napoleon.”

[@TheChosen2030]

He met a brutal end , with his head cut off by his own soldiers

[@rahia8745]

He was an Iranian shah , but he wasn't Persian.

[@friendlyatheist9589]

He was basically a dacoit he defeated Mughals and looted delhi he took the peacock throne

[@nenenindonu]

Napoleon of Persia* he wasnt an ethnic Persian but a Turkoman from the Afshar tribe

[@NWOterminated]

@Erqĭn Məmbetjanuli 🇰🇿 Q̆iyat doesnt matter what his ethnicity was. He was Iranian and secured Irans borders and prevented ottoman invasion.

[@tnosiraliyev]

His most famous words which he wrote in his rings: "Justice is power"

[@amirhanabatamurmahkto9373]

Timer is Korean ancestry Mongolian Mongolian ancestor is Korean Mongol is subtribe of Kokuri(Gogureo)”” kingdom Which was one of the greatest Morean Kingdom Timur’s grand grand grandfather originated from koreo(korea) dynasty and moved to Central Asia

[@ihtishamkhan3429]

His and Genghis's conquests prove one thing and it's that brutality makes the path to conquest easier

[@Caesar88888]

now circumstances are different

[@christopherthrawn1333]

You did a great job here.

[@theemperor7963]

I suggested this topic not long ago.i like it.

[@johnchampion6926]

Would love to see a video on Ian Fleming... Especially since most videos gloss over his school years and his time pre-WW2

[@josephhargrove4319]

The central Asian conquerors seem to be more analogous to pandemics in human form. Their activities certainly had profound effects across all of Asia and eastern Europe, but most of the great accomplishments following in their wake seem to be more attributable to those who survived them. richard -- "The scandal isn't what's illegal; the scandal is what's legal."

[@memofromessex]

I was literally thinking last night I should go check out if Biographics had done a video! Anyways, please can you do a video on 18th/19th century civil engineer Thomas Telford? In my mind he was as good as either of the Stephenson's and Brunel's! Thanks 😄

[@michaelpipkin9942]

Can you do the history of The Thunderbirds? The aircraft, not the TV show. The aircraft are always evolving, the history is decades long, tragic, and they've entertained millions.

[@danielschaeffer1294]

How about the Austin blues band? They first recorded for John Fahey’s Tacoma label; Jimmie Lee Vaughan (SRV’s big brother) and harpist Kim Wilson were an unbeatable combination, and Jimmie Lee is still the grand old man of the Austin scene - he linked Gary Clark Jr. up with Clapton, and made Clark an international star. How’s that for a CV?

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Page -194- ^ Timour was the son of Teragay Nevian. He gives the following account of his lineage, in his memoirs :-" My father told me that we were descendants from Abu-al-Atrak (father of the Turks) the son of Japhet. His fifth son, Aljeh Khan, had twin sons, Tatar and Mogul, who placed their feet on the paths of infidelity. Turaene Khan had a son Kabul, whose son, Munga Bahadur, was the father of Temugin, small estate, with not more than three or four mounted attendants. He lived iu a village, near this city of Kesh, for the men of this land prefer living in the villages, and in the plains, to living in cities. His son, also, had not more than four or five horses. I will now tell you, what was told to the ambassadors, as certain truth in this city, and in other parts. It is said that Timour, having four or five servants, went out one day to steal a sheep, and on another day a cow, by force, from the people of the country. When he had got them, be ate them with his followers ; and some because of the plunder, others because he was a brave and good hearted man, joined him, until he had a force of three hundred mounted followers. From that time be traversed the country, to rob and steal all he could lay hands on, for himself and bis companions, and he also frequented the roads, and plundered the merchants.' Narrative of the embassy of Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo to the court of Timour at Samarcand, A.D. 1403-6 by González de Clavijo, Ruy, d. 1412; Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir, 1830-1916 ed

[@ZaripboyevBehruzbek]

Tamerlane built one of the biggest empires in the world . He did impossible work and he is the best imperator in the world at his time. He also colonied Russia and Mongolia , also Ottoman empire. He is the best . We must respect him because of his revolutionary movement at architecture as well as humiliation

[@ravshannabiyev4946]

ha oka , qarasez hamma kritika qib yotiptimi

[@ZaripboyevBehruzbek]

@@ravshannabiyev4946 toride oka sssrdan qogan ig'vo ma'lumotlani bulayam tarix ekan db organib yotibdi. Bandit deganini ozi jaxlimmi chiqardi. Dunyoni eng kop joyini bosvogan 3 ta odamdan bittasiga bandit Didi. Chingizxon bandit, Amir Temur nabarot ozini yurtini ozod qigan mogulladan keyin bosvogan davlatlani

[@user-nd5is1eq1j]

Omeni emmagurlar bilmasdan Gapirovradi. Maraz g'arbliklar . O'zlarini ko'ti yonyaptida

[@ZaripboyevBehruzbek]

@@user-nd5is1eq1j ha asabni asraymiz

[@elininkoru3739]

The Timurid dynasty was founded in 1370 by the Turkic warlord Temür, usually known in the west as Tamerlane (Temür the lame). Temür and his followers were Turks loyal to the Mongol tradition, but they were also Muslim and well acquainted with Perso-Islamic culture. Forbes Manz, B. (2018, April 26). Tamerlane and the Timurids. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History.

[@Maperator]

Timirid-Ming show down would have been so epic

[@abdirahmanbadal781]

This guy is a villain in the islamic world.Muslim historians loathe him so much.

[@otisdylan9532]

That's understandable. I'm an American, and he sounds pretty awful to me too.

[@SirAyberk]

NO. Arab historians loathe him ; we Turks love and cherish him ; proud to have him in our history. Arabs loathe him because he gave you guys the preview of what will happen for the next 600 years.

[@lordtaseen2947]

@@SirAyberk are you a secular turk or a muslim one?

[@SirAyberk]

@@lordtaseen2947 I'm a secular Turk.

[@lordtaseen2947]

@@SirAyberk an atheist one or a secular Muslim one

[@Ruosteinenknight]

13:43 Yeah. Mongols have long tradition with that sort of thing. They had whole list of different kind of executions that didn't shed blood.

[@elizabethbeierle7464]

Hey Simon, could you do a video on Ludwig II of Bavaria? He was Sisi’s cousin and equally fascinating as the empress was!

[@DrKennyWang]

I took two classes with Beatrice Forbes Manz at Tufts: history of the mongol empire, and history of Afghanistan. The history of Afghanistan class was outrageously difficult

[@Error111]

Timur ( meaning iron in Turkic language ) was a Turkic🇺🇿 conqueror who wanted to restore the Mongol Empire . He wasn’t really Mongol , he was more Turkic .

[@kevinmichael2538]

I always read biographies and it's very interesting

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

Please do one about William of Orange

[@mikestone6078]

The greatest bandit of all times is a pretty smashing title, I gotta say.

[@newgabe09]

I'm in Uzbekistan now. While wandering about touristing we stumbled into a film set with black clad sword wielding horsemen raiding a village of screaming people. My lovely guide and I agreed that behind the talk of 'conquerors' and 'great warriors' was exactly this. A couple of ladies going about their business suddenly being attacked for their Stuff and bodies. Happily for us it was just a photo op and amusing diversion.

[@caesarofslytherin]

You should make a video on each of the lives of the 6 “great” Mughal emperors of India: Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb - all of whom were direct patrilineal descendants of Timur (Tamerlane).

[@SirAyberk]

he won't because simon is racist. he won't make biographics of any ruler with Turkish origin or like this video he will call them mongol origin.

[@dcmhsotaeh]

Babur conquered north India in 1526 AD but did not venture into south for a good reason He was aware of the great South Indian Vijaynagar empire with its 10 lakh standing army and special mercenary divisions and even cannon regiments trained by Portuguese Vijaynagar also had 220 ports on both sides of Indian peninsula The then emperor of Persia who hated Babur was a friend and ally of emperor krishna devaraya of Vijaynagar Mughals never conquered south India the way they did to north India Vijaynagar lasted for more duration than the Mughal empire was far richer and was more extensive Vijaynagar empire even had colonies in Srilanka and Burma South has always stopped invaders better than north India Way back in 730 AD the South Indian Kannada Chalukya emperor Vikramaditya and his general Avanijashraya Pulikeshi dealt a convincing defeat to Ummayud Arabs when they tried South Indian conquest after easily winning in Sindh

[@idlehands1864]

Should do Biographics on Helge Meyer, he suped up his car and ran supplies into bosnia during the war, total legend badass.

[@coweatsman]

What a monstrous figure. It is said that who controls central Asia controls the world in the "great game". The great game continues today. US bases, expansion of NATO, the Afghan war, the new silk road (belt and road), a game which could easily turn nuclear at any time.

[@Lupis6377]

Channel idea: Bibliographics. Cover important works of literature. I would absolutely love to hear you break down the various speeches in Plato's Symposium.

[@adampovey6926]

William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke would make another great addition to the excellent content.

[@weirdplantchick2754]

Lot of y'all in the comments forgetting the Timurid Renaissance...

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@byrneharris]

If ever there was someone who could turn up in the afterlife and give a list of demands it was Amir Timur. My favourite historical figure on my favourite channel. Thank you.

[@juliangarcia1023]

This was a great episode. I hope we can get a biographics on Nasser and Ceausescu soon.

[@christinaalbarez98]

Yes, they would make for some great episodes

[@soetkinjehaes5040]

Could you please do an episode on Artemisia I of Caria? 🙏

[@altinmares8363]

THanks a lot for these videos,Please post more videos about "Presocratic philosophers"

[@hansmerker5611]

If I lived during the 14th century, I would have probably followed Timur to the ends of the Earth and beyond.

[@calvinle9009]

Most definitely ultimate gangster all time

[@weplo1597]

I'm Turk from Turkey but I would definitely respect Timur

[@lukaswilhelm9290]

Timur will aways be name for inspiration of my Mount&Blade character, his entire life really fit for the game.

[@LadyAnuB]

It is telling that Tamerlane has his story told by his conquests, reprisals, and public and personal wealth display in Samarkand. Administering this region seems like something he did not know how to do. So I make him to be a one-vast-excellent trick pony as a general/conqueror.

[@Sardarkhan69]

Longtime waiting to see the Lame one! 👏

[@navidhendrix]

7:56 "Towers of Skulls". Sounds like a heavy metal album

[@duelinglectrics]

It is unbelievable that I was watching the Richard the lion heart video . Playing a game of total war when the timurids emerge .about a week ago I thought to my self . Wonder if Simon will ever do a biographic war o graphic on Timur or the timurids . Low and be friggen hold !

[@conradzinck404]

I feel like Simon loves doing Keeps ad reads lol

[@olumluhayatbugunvarsinyari6887]

About this period, I asked my father to tell me the history of our family from the time of Yafet Aghlan, which he did, nearly in the following manner: " It is written in the Turkish history, that we are descended from Yafet Aghlan, commonly called (Abu al Atrak) Father of the Turks, son of (the Patriarch,) Japhet, he was the first monarch of the Turks: when his fifth son Aljeh Khan ascended the throne, the all gracious God bestowed on him twin sons, one of which was called Tatar, the other Moghul Timur. (2013). CHAPTER III. In C. Stewart (Trans.), The Mulfuzat Timury, or, Autobiographical Memoirs of the Moghul Emperor Timur: Written in the Jagtay Turky Language (Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society, pp. 27-31). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139507325.015

[@Colincamera363]

Tamerlane is both historically fascinating and horrific

[@ash.bl.9289]

Hello , Can you do a biography on Khalid Ibn Al Walid? Considered one of the greatest generals in history

[@beno1129]

Yeah I think he's in the top 5 easy

[@pyromania1018]

Hmm... oh, Muhammad's best general. Sounds intriguing.

[@alexamg6675]

Nice I remember medieval total war 2 this guy was so hard to fight I could deal with the mongol invasion but not him !

[@iwatchDVDsonXbox360]

15:50 as far as i remember, Timur did the exact same thing to Castilian (or French) king, lol

[@Paul_Ch52]

Interesting biography. Interesting personality and history. As with the khans, the caesars, the emperors and the kings, this was yet another violent psychopath with power. He moved history and shed lots of blood doing it. History has seldom been pleasant.

[@gabemiguelez7457]

Hey, idk what channel this should go under, but you should do a show about the black tom explosion in ny during ww1

[@Shap00]

Check out Temur’s conquest of Georgia. He crippled the nation from which it barely recovered.

[@elininkoru3739]

Emergence of Timur Lenk (Tamerlane) a Turk who rose in the Mongol service in Transaxonia to conquer much of central and western asia. RUTHVEN, M., & NANJI, A. (2004). Historical atlas of Islam. Cambridge, Mass, Harvard University Press. pp. 196

[@kryts27]

Turkic tribes have a tradition of kidnapping women and then marrying them (if they were unmarried). Sometimes this is "arranged". It's a common tradition still often practised in central Asia and Mongolia among tribes that are still nomadic. The young women that are kidnapped are not sex slaves or necessarily trapped by circumstance, they have rights of choice and can refuse the match (despite being kidnapped) and return to their parents. Apparently.

[@11x334]

I had a high forehead and so I was conscious of my high hairline, but it's never moved and I'm 35, and I know my grandparents and my dad have their hair, means I'll never lose my hair at all. Hair is a kind of cool body extension for a clothes society. I am obsessively in love with mine.

[@ianmurphy9955]

Woah! Earliest I've ever been on a Whistlerverse video

[@arnavlohe787]

I would love to see videos about his descendants, the Mughals! Plenty of fascinating stories in their dynasty

[@DarthBigBen]

You forgot to mention that Timur used elephants from India because he figured no one would be crazy enough to use the same tactics as him.

[@NosajLrak]

the greatest..both as bandit and conqueror

[@afcreative22]

I wish Simon made a video about Samarkand for the geographics channel

[@pouch2598]

He set his enemies underneath heavy carpets then had them trampled to death by horses. Those were the good old days, weren’t they?

[@dilshodboronboyev3049]

Kechrasiz bu ishni birinchi mo‘g‘illar qilishgan temur mo‘g‘ul emas u barlos urug‘i u turkiy

[@calvinle9009]

Haha good old days fosure

[@Koolaidheart11]

Does anyone know the name of the image at the end of the video?