Timur Limped Out of a Steppe Jail and Conquered Asia
Medieval Central Asia

Timur Limped Out of a Steppe Jail and Conquered Asia

Timur—conqueror of half the known world—was stopped not by an army, but by a sheep and a lame leg.

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Medieval AsiaCentral AsiaEmpire BuildingMilitary HistoryTimurMongol Successor StatesUzbekistanConquest

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