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Tamerlane's Rise: From Steppe Bandit to Conqueror
Before he was the Lord of the Fortunate Conjunction, Timur was a minor chieftain on the Central Asian steppe, nursing a grudge and a wound that would earn him the name 'Timur the Lame.' This episode follows Tamerlane's improbable rise from obscurity—from a young man raiding sheep herds to his consolidation of power in Transoxiana. We explore his early alliances with Amir Husayn Qara'unas and the betrayal that followed, his strategic marriage to Saray Mulk Khanum to legitimize his rule as a 'son-in-law' of Genghis Khan, and the Battle of the Stone Bridge where he…
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