Timur: Terror Conqueror of Asia
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Timur killed seventeen million people and changed the face of Asia forever through sheer brutality.
This fourteenth century conqueror from Central Asia built an empire on mountains of
skulls, literally constructing pyramids from the heads of his victims as warnings to any
city that dared resist him. Born in 1336 near Samarkand, Timur was a minor
noble who clawed his way to power through strategic marriages and ruthless warfare.
He claimed descent from Genghis Khan, though this was likely fabricated to legitimize his
rule. What made him different from other conquerors was his calculated use of terror as
a weapon. When a city surrendered immediately, he might show mercy. But resistance meant
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