Tamerlane

//ˈtæməɹleɪn// name

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  1. 1
    a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia

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tamburlaine

Etymology

From Persian تیمور لنگ (teymur-(e) lang, literally “Timur the Lame”). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”). See Turkish demir for more information.

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central asiaturco mongol

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