![]() ![]() ![]() He ranks alongside Alexander as one of the world?s great conquerors, yet the details of his life are scarcely known in the West. The name of the last great warlord conjures up images of mystery and romance: medieval warfare on desert plains, the clash of swords on snow-clad mountains, the charge of elephants across the steppes of Asia, the legendary opulence and cruelty of the illiterate, chess-playing nemesis of Asia. Marozzi travelled in the footsteps of the great Mogul Emperor of Samarkland to write this wonderful combination of history and travelogue. A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history?s most extreme tyrants, and the subject of Marlowe?s famous play.
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