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Tamerlane - Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World (Paperback)
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Tamerlane - Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World (Paperback)
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A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405),
the last master nomadic power, one of history’s most extreme
tyrants, and the subject of Marlowe’s famous play. Marozzi
travelled in the footsteps of the great Mogul Emperor of Samarkland
to write this wonderful combination of history and travelogue. The
name of the last great warlord conjures up images of mystery and
romance: medieval warfare on desert plains; the clash of swords on
snow-clad mountains; the charge of elephants across the steppes of
Asia; the legendary opulence and cruelty of the illiterate,
chess-playing nemesis of Asia. He ranks alongside Alexander as one
of the world’s great conquerors, yet the details of his life are
scarcely known in the West. He was not born to a distinguished
family, nor did he find his apprenticeship easy – at one point
his mobile army consisted only of himself, his wife, seven
companions and four horses – but his dominion grew with
astonishing rapidity. In the last two decades of the fourteenth
century and the beginning of the fifteenth, he blazed through Asia.
Cities were razed to the ground, inhabitants tortured without
mercy, sometimes enemies were buried alive – more commonly they
were decapitated. On the ruins of Baghdad, Tamerlane had his
princes erect a pyramid of 90,000 heads. During his lifetime he
sought to foster a personal myth, exaggerating the difficulties of
his youth, laying claim to supernatural powers and a connection to
Genghis Khan. This myth was maintained after his death in legend,
folklore, poetry, drama and even opera, nowhere more powerfully
than in Marlowe’s play – he is now as much a literary construct
as a historical figure. Justin Marozzi follows in his path and
evokes his legacy in telling the tale of this fabulously cruel,
magnificent and romantic warrior.
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