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Noun: Tamerlane  'ta-mu(r),leyn
  1. Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
    - Tamburlaine, Timur, Timur Lenk

Type of: ruler

Encyclopedia: Tamerlane