FROM GENGHIS KHAN TO TAMERLANE: The Reawakening of Mongol Asia

Traces Tamerlane's rise to power against the backdrop of the decline of Mongol rule. Operating in Genghis Khan's shadow, he was a keen exponent of Mongol custom and tradition who carefully drew parallels between himself and his great precursor. But, as a Muslim, Tamerlane drew on Islamic traditions and waged wars in the name of jihad.