Tamer lane

or Timur , a great Asiatic conqueror, born at Hesh, near Sam arc and; the son of a Mongol chief, raised himself by military conquest to the throne of Sam arc and (1369), and having firmly established his rule over Turkestan, inspired by lust of conquest began the wonderful series of military invasions which enabled him to build up an empire that at the time of his death extended from the Ganges to the Grecian Archipelago; died whilst leading an expedition against China; was a typical Asiatic despot, mercile in the conduct of war, but in peace-time a patron of science and art, and solicitous for his subjects' welfare (1336-1405).