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Conquests of Timur (Tamerlane)

1370 CE – 1405 CE

Timur carved out a vast empire from Central Asia, defeating the Golden Horde, sacking Delhi, destroying Damascus and Baghdad, and crushing the Ottomans at Ankara — leaving an estimated 17 million…

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Conquests of Timur (Tamerlane)

1370 CE – 1405 CE

Timur carved out a vast empire from Central Asia, defeating the Golden Horde, sacking Delhi, destroying Damascus and Baghdad, and crushing the Ottomans at Ankara — leaving an estimated 17 million dead.

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Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Khoiasan Polity · Africa 1500 BCE – 1500 CE Srivijaya Empire Polity 650 CE – 1400 CE Conquests of Timur (Tamerlane) Conflict 1370 CE – 1405 CE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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