Marlowe called him "the Scythian Shepherd", but he was actually a Tartar born in Turkestan.
Marlowe called him "the Scythian Shepherd", but he was actually a Tartar born in Turkestan. After gaining the throne in 1369, he proceeded to beat the living snot out of Afghanistan, Persia, India, and Asia Minor. He sacked Delhi, conquered Baghdad, captured Damascus, pushed into Egypt, and died of fever before he could subdue China. All this in the space of 36 years. FTP identify this descendant of Genghis Khan who apparently lost the athletic prowess he had in his youth.
Marlowe called him "the Scythian Shepherd", but he was actually a Tartar born in Turkestan.
Tamurlaine or Timur the Lame