WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Mongolian leader destroyed Delhi but died without establishing a lasting empire?
A
Chinggis Khan
B
Batu Khan
C
Kublai Khan
D
Mansa Musa
E
Tamerlane
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Timur (Emir Timur) or Tamerbeg (9 April 1336 – 17 February 1405) was a Turco-Mongol conqueror in the 14th century who is regarded as one of history’s greatest military leaders and strategists. He founded the Timurid Empire in 1370.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tamerlane is the European derivation of Timur’s Persian nickname, Timur-e Lang, which means ‘Timur the Lame’. 3. During his mid-twenties, Tamerlane was crippled by injuries to his right leg and right hand.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why is Timur important? Timur was the last Central Asian conqueror to achieve great military successes as a leader of nomad warrior lords, ruling both agricultural and pastoral peoples on an imperial scale.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tamerlane (April 8, 1336–February 18, 1405) was the ferocious and terrifying founder of the Timurid empire of Central Asia, eventually ruling much of Europe and Asia. Throughout history, few names have inspired such terror as his. Tamerlane was not the conqueror’s actual name, though.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1398 Tamerlane invaded India, where he captured Delhi and massacred its inhabitants. In 1401 he took Syria from the Mamelukes, and the following year defeated the Ottoman sultan Bayazid I.

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