- Tamerlane
- or Tamburlaine biographical name — see Timur
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Tamerlane
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Tamerlane — Ta*mer*lane (t[a^]*m[ e]r*l[=a]n ), prop. n. A Tatar conquerer, also called {Timur} or {Timour} (t[=e]*m[^o]r ) or {Timur Bey}, also {Timur Leng} ( Timur the Lame ), which was corrupted to Tamerlane. He was born in Central Asia, 1333: died 1405.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tamerlane — [tam′ər lān΄] [after Timur lenk, Timur the lame] 1336? 1405; Mongol warrior whose conquests extended from the Black Sea to the upper Ganges … English World dictionary
Tamerlane (poem) — Tamerlane is an epic poem by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the 1827 collection Tamerlane and Other Poems . That collection, with only 50 copies printed, was not credited with the author s real name but by A Bostonian. The poem s original… … Wikipedia
Tamerlane chess — is a strategic board game related to chess and derived from shatranj. It was developed in Persia during the reign of Timur, also called Tamerlane (1336 1405). Some sources attribute the game s invention to Timur, but this is by no means certain.… … Wikipedia
Tamerlane and Other Poems — Titel der Erstausgabe von Tamerlane and Other Poems, 1827 Tamerlane and Other Poems ist das erste veröffentlichte Werk des US amerikanischen Schriftstellers Edgar Allan Poe. Der nur 40 Seiten umfassende Gedichtband erschien 1827. Soweit bekannt,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tamerlane empire — After 1370 the Tamerlane united Islamic and Mongolian traditions in his vast Asian empire. He brought scholars and artist to his capital, Samarkand, making it a center of culture.14th centuryIn the fourteenth century, an aggressive expanding… … Wikipedia
Tamerlane and Other Poems — infobox Book | name = Tamerlane and Other Poems title orig = translator = image caption = Cover, original printing author = Edgar Allan Poe cover artist = country = flagicon|USA United States language = English series = genre = Poetry collection… … Wikipedia
Tamerlane and Other Poems — Portada de Tamerlan and Other Poems. Tamerlan and Other Poems (traducido como Tamerlán y otros poemas), fue la primera obra del escritor norteamericano Edgar Allan Poe, publicada en 1827, y firmada por «un bostoniano». El libro constaba de 40… … Wikipedia Español
Tamerlane — Tamerlan Tamerlan (ou Timur Lang, « Timur le boiteux », du verbe persan langidan [l a ŋ i d a n] boiter ) (1336 février 1405), était un guerrier turco mongol du 14ème siècle, conquéreur d une grande partie de l Asie Centrale et de l… … Wikipédia en Français
Tamerlane — /tam euhr layn /, n. (Timur Lenk) 1336? 1405, Tartar conqueror in southern and western Asia: ruler of Samarkand 1369 1405. Also, Tamburlaine. Also called Timour, Timur. * * * … Universalium
