Tamerlane

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'Marozzi creates a convincing portrait of a complex man living in an unsettled world he has brought the mighty warrior in from the cold and allowed him to stalk these pages with bloody magnificence' Sunday Times
Following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan, Tamerlane was the last and greatest conqueror the world has ever known. In the closing decades of the fourteenth century he blazed through Asia at the head of a ferocious army, razing cities, torturing inhabitants and decapitating enemies and was feared throughout Asia, Africa and Europe.
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'Marozzi creates a convincing portrait of a complex man living in an unsettled world he has brought the mighty warrior in from the cold and allowed him to stalk these pages with bloody magnificence' Sunday Times
Following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan, Tamerlane was the last and greatest conqueror the world has ever known. In the closing decades of the fourteenth century he blazed through Asia at the head of a ferocious army, razing cities, torturing inhabitants and decapitating enemies and was feared throughout Asia, Africa and Europe.
his place in history, the detail of Tamerlane's hfe is scarcely ^^^HH^he West. In this stunning portrait, Justin Marozzi travels across ^^^^H^sia to trace the extraordinary tale of this complex man and legacy he has bequeathed. Legendary for the astonishing ^
of his capital Samarkand, as well as his formidable as a politician and military strategist, this is the compelling history of a man who aspired to rule the world.
^^Hf 'Outstanding Justin Marozzi is the most brilliant of travelwriter-historians' Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year
Hj^ 'Tamerlane's story is indeed sensational
this book is captivating and delightful' Spectator
'An engaging mixture of history, travelogue and contemporary reportage well written and skilfully put together' Jonathan Sumption, Sunday Telegraph Vissza