Timur, or Tamerlane, is one of Central Asia’s most famous historical figures. Born around 1336 (though some place his birth in the late 1320s) amid the squabbling remains of the Mongol Empire, Timur ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Between 1357 and 1405 Timur the Lame conquered most of the Islamic world and radically transformed the history ...

Producer Ibrahim Hamouda discussed the final moments of Cinematographer Timur Timur, who passed away on Saturday while trying to save his son from drowning. Hamouda mourned Timur’s passing on Facebook ...

Timur attacked India in 1398 with the objective of loot and plunder as well as leading a campaign against the infidels. A decisive battle was fought on 17 December 1398 between the armies of Sultan ...