tamerlane

[...] The alfil is a very old piece, appearing in some very early chess variants, such as Tamerlane chess and shatranj.

In 1835, Poe published his first book of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems.

I am no expert but I find the topics of Lost Enlightenment Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane very convincing.

They were decimated (maybe even worse ) by Genghis Khan and followed quickly by Tamerlane and yet, it was their Turco-Mongol rulers who ended up adopting their language and culture.

I believe Genghis Khan and Tamerlane also successfully conquered Afghanistan.

- Jews of Tabriz forced to convert (see above) - Tamerlane (makes Hitler look like a saint!) in India kills 90,000 in a single day.

- Iraq: Tamerlane annihilated Nestorian and Jacobite Christians.

The big takeaway I have found is that I learn something interesting about our real timeline history and about our real geopolitics - how England supported the creation of Portugal through the middle ages, or the extent Tamerlane changed Europe by killing everyone.

I don't know how you can claim that Tamerlane wasn't "enchanted" in exactly the same sense.

Hodja,” asked Camal the barber,” you lived at Tamerlane’s court, spent your day in his presence and luxury, saw his possessions.

Maurice Temerlin - that last name is so close to “Tamerlane”, the mongol ruler that I wonder if there’s any correlation at all or would it just be a coincidence that the names seem similar?

Everybody wondered what wealth was bequeathed to his heirs by the great Tamerlane, richest man on earth.

Most of history developed along the lines of the Trail of Tears, if not downright Tamerlane.

Whether the Kumquat Pol Pot, that Tangerine Tamerlane, that Citrus Caesar, Donal Trump is a sinner or Saint remains to be seen.