This man defeated the Golden Horde at the Terek River and the Kondurcha River, where he clashed with his rival, Tokhtamysh. H
This man defeated the Golden Horde at the Terek River and the Kondurcha River, where he clashed with his rival, Tokhtamysh. He died during a campaign against the Ming dynasty in China. He ordered the massacre of the inhabitants of Isfahan after they revolted against his rule. His son Shah Rukh helped him to defeat and capture Bayezid I at the battle of Ankara. This brutal conqueror allegedly made pyramids out of his enemy's skulls. For 10 points, name this great-great grandfather of Babur, a crippled Central Asian warlord who ruled from Samarkand.
This man defeated the Golden Horde at the Terek River and the Kondurcha River, where he clashed with his rival, Tokhtamysh.
Tamerlane [or Timur the Lame; or Timur e-Leng; or Tamburlaine]