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nounMongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
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- samarkand city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century
- sardis an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402
- samarcand city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century