The great nomad conqueror Tamerlane rose to power in 1370 in the ruins of the Mongol Empire and led his armies of conquest from Russia to India, from Turkestan to Anatolia. In this, the first full study of an extraordinary person, Beatrice Forbes Manz examines Tamerlane as the founder of a nomad conquest dynasty and as a supremely talented individual, raising many current questions about the mechanisms of state formation, the dynamics of tribal politics, and the relations of tribes to central leadership.
| ISBN: | 9780521633840 |
| Publication date: | 25th March 1999 |
| Author: | Beatrice Forbes Tufts University, Massachusetts Manz |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Series: | Canto original series |
| Genres: |
Asian history Biography: historical, political and military |
The great nomad conqueror Tamerlane rose to power in 1370 in the ruins of the Mongol Empire and led his armies of conquest from Russia to India, from Turkestan to Anatolia. In this, the first full study of an extraordinary person, Beatrice Forbes Manz examines Tamerlane as the founder of a nomad conquest dynasty and as a supremely talented individual, raising many current questions about the mechanisms of state formation, the dynamics of tribal politics, and the relations of tribes to central leadership.
The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane features in the following genres: Asian history, Biography: historical, political and military
The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane is available in Paperback
The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane was written by Beatrice Forbes Tufts University, Massachusetts Manz and published by Cambridge University Press
The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane has 248 pages
Yes it is part of Canto original series series
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