This man's death at Chimkent led to the division of his lands among all his male descendents, but that proved unstable and his empire was eventually r
This man's death at Chimkent led to the division of his lands among all his male descendents, but that proved unstable and his empire was eventually re-united by his youngest son, Shah Rokh. His rise to power began when he left Amir Kazgan to enter the service of the Tughluq dynasty, then joined his brother-in-law Amir Husayn to conquer Transoxania. This ruler's forces suppressed the 1395 Persian revolt by constructing towers of skulls. The Gur-e Amir is the tomb of this ruler in the capital city where he shielded Tokhtamysh from the Russians, that city being Samarkand. For 10 points, name this Islamic Turkic-Mongol conqueror epithetically known for his lame arm.
This man's death at Chimkent led to the division of his lands among all his male descendents, but that proved unstable and his empire was eventually re-united by his youngest son, Shah Rokh.
{Tamerlane} the {Great} [or {Timur} the Lame; or {Timur Lenk}; or {Tamburlaine}]