 In 1402, Tamerlane stormed the town and massacred almost all the inhabitants.The Mongol conquest was only temporary, but Smyrna was recovered by the Turks under the Aydın dynasty after which it became Ottoman, when the Ottomans took over the lands of Aydın after 1425.Greek influence was so strong in the area that the Turks called it "Smyrna of the infidels" (Gavur İzmir).