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The Mulfuzat Timury, or, Autobiographical Memoirs of the Moghul Emperor Timur: Written in the Jagtay Turky Language
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Mulfuzat Timury, or, Autobiographical Memoirs of the Moghul Emperor Timur: Written in the Jagtay Turky Language
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Timur
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Translated by Charles Stewart
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| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:190 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 297,Width 210 |
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| Category/Genre | Memoirs
Asian and Middle Eastern history |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108056021
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| Classifications | Dewey:950.24092 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
1 Maps
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
18 April 2013 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Mughal emperor Timur (1336-1405), known also as Tamerlane, conquered large parts of central Asia in the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. He was renowned for being an exceptionally good military strategist, but also for being a ruthless conqueror. His purported autobiography was not published in English until 1830, when it was translated by the orientalist Charles Stewart (1764-1837) from a Persian version of the Chagatai original. This reissue offers an insight into Timur's motives and the detail of his strategy. The book begins with a statement of the principles that he ruled by, along with an account of certain events which led him to believe he was receiving divine aid. The narrative then becomes chronological and covers the period of his life up to 1375, when Timur was in his forties.
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