Timur meaning "Iron" was born in 1336 in Mongol Barlas Tribe. He sought to restore the Mongol Empire and was a genius at Military Tactics, but his strength lacked in the political realm. Timur and his Muslim soldiers soon regained most of the steppe and soon conquered India in 1399. He then moved onto the Ottoman Empire with his new war elephants and sought to bring the Middle East under his control as well. He sacked Aleppo and took Damascus leaving the Mamulks confused and defenseless. He then captured Baghdad and massacred its citizens including the Muslims. Timur continued to ravage the Anatolian peninsula until the Venetians ferried off the Ottoman's army to safety. Soon after the New Chinese Ming Dynasty had thrown the Mongols out of China, and Timur responded with a winter campaign against them in 1404 where he died.
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