Tamerlane

He was a ruthless conqueror feared throughout Asia Europe and Africa and a superb military tactician. Yet he was also a patron of the arts and learning and he turned his capital - Samarkand - into a great city. Arabshah''s biography of Tamerlane is that of a contemporary and was written soon after the events it describes. It is highly detailed and in contrast to most biographies of Tamerlane is also highly critical which makes it especially interesting. It is the major historical source on one of history''s great conquerors. This edition carries a new introduction by a leading scholar.