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Timour

American  
[ti-moor] / tɪˈmʊər /
Or Timur

noun

  1. Tamerlane.


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Timour, who had fixed his imperial seat in Samarcand, boasted he had a garden 120 miles in extent.

From Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity by Newman, John Henry

Timour was born in 1333 in the Shahrisebz suburb of Kish.

From The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

Timour began looking at me in a peculiar way—he certainly dominated me for an instant—for a tenth of a second; and then Khatoun flew at me before I could control Timour—” I hesitated.

From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

The memory of the glorious age of Timour is ever present to our minds. 

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] by Huc, Evariste Regis

First I quarrel with poor old Timour Melek, then I insult you.

From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)