This man famously defeated the Tughlaq dynasty by putting burning heaps of wood on camels to frighten his enemy's war elephants, winning the 1398 Battle of (*) Delhi.
Johann Schiltberger witnessed one of this man's greatest victories at which the Serbian Prince Stefan Lazarevic was unable to protect his liege. This man famously defeated the Tughlaq dynasty by putting burning heaps of wood on camels to frighten his enemy's war elephants, winning the 1398 Battle of (*) Delhi. Four years later, this man won the Battle of Ankara, defeating Bayezid the Thunderbolt. This man's casket was opened three days prior to Operation Barbarossa, allegedly with a curse of destruction inscribed in it. The head of an empire with capital Samarkand, for 10 points, name this "lame" Turkic man who massacred five percent of the world population.
Johann Schiltberger witnessed one of this man's greatest victories at which the Serbian Prince Stefan Lazarevic was unable to protect his liege.
Timur the Lame [or Tamerlane] &lt;DM&gt;