Timur the Magnificent, Lord of the Lords, Iron Chromets. In the past, an unremarkable emir, the owner of small pastures in Central Asia, he one after another defeated the armies of more than half the world. Destroyed entire cities and rebuilt them to his liking. It seems that more than anyone else in the world he sought to "crush the entire Order of Things, remake it in its own way." Tamerlane created an empire and was successful in all campaigns undertaken. But he died on a campaign against the state - strong enough to resist him. The author of the book, Harold Lamb, offers a look at Tamerlan through the eyes of those who accompanied him on campaigns.