This man had Omar Aqta make a Quran that could fit within a ring. The bazaar and mausoleum of this man's youngest wife, Touman Aka, stand near the Bibi Khanoum complex he built for Saray Mulk in the Registan. This ruler defeated Mahmud Tughluq, but h
This man had Omar Aqta make a Quran that could fit within a ring. The bazaar and mausoleum of this man's youngest wife, Touman Aka, stand near the Bibi Khanoum complex he built for Saray Mulk in the Registan. This ruler defeated Mahmud Tughluq, but he died before he could attack Ming China. At Smyrna, he besieged the Hospitallers. After winning at Ankara, he legendarily used Ottoman Bayezid the Thunderbolt as a footstool. He defeated Tokhtamysh to crush the Golden Horde, razed Delhi, deported the artisans from Damascus, and left pyramids of skulls. For 10 points, name this Mongol-descended, Central Asian ruler from Samarkand with a limp.
This man had Omar Aqta make a Quran that could fit within a ring.
Tamerlane [or Timur the Lame; or Timur-e Lang; or Timur-i Leng; or Timur Lenk; or Timurlank; or Tamburlaine; or Tamerlame]