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Tamerlane was one of history’s greatest conquerors— but was he a great state builder or a bloodthirsty tyrant? You decide.
He was born in the 1330s in the Chaghatayid Khanate, formerly the Mongol Empire. On the steppe, he rose from a lowly sheep thief to become one of history’s greatest conquerors, uniting nearly all of Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran under his rule. But was he a great state builder or a bloodthirsty tyrant? Stephanie Honchell Smith puts this controversial figure on trial in History vs. Tamerlane.
Lesson by Stephanie Honchell Smith, directed by Brett Underhill, PorkchopBob Studio.
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TED-Ed. (2023, July 21). History vs. Tamerlane the Conqueror - Stephanie Honchell Smith. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/3006/history-vs-tamerlane-the-conqueror---stephanie-hon/
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TED-Ed. "History vs. Tamerlane the Conqueror - Stephanie Honchell Smith." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 21, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/3006/history-vs-tamerlane-the-conqueror---stephanie-hon/.
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TED-Ed. "History vs. Tamerlane the Conqueror - Stephanie Honchell Smith." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 21 Jul 2023. Web. 14 Nov 2024.
