This ruler defeated the sultan Mahmud Tughluq on his way to sacking Delhi.
This ruler allegedly retreated after he had a dream caused by Vasily I moving the Vladimir Mother of God icon to Moscow. The White Palace was built by this ruler in his birthplace, Shahrisabz. He was succeeded by his son Shahrukh, and his court was visited by the Spanish emissary Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo. This ruler defeated the sultan Mahmud Tughluq on his way to sacking Delhi. A victory at the Battle of Ankara included this man's forces capturing Bayezid the Thunderbolt. He got a decisive victory on the Kur River against his rival, Tokhtamysh. The mausoleum Gur-e Amir was built for this ruler in his capital of Samarkand. For 10 points, name this Turkic conqueror whose wounding in a leg and arm by arrows led to his nickname "the Lame."
This ruler allegedly retreated after he had a dream caused by Vasily I moving the Vladimir Mother of God icon to Moscow.
Timur the Lame [or Timurlenk; or Tamerlane]