Timour
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Not long after this the turn of events in Kashgar made people seek for some person with recognized claims to be their ruler, and none in this respect surpassed Toghluc Timour.
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)
We are told of terrible invasions like those of Timour and Nadir Shah.
From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James
First I quarrel with poor old Timour Melek, then I insult you.
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
At this time Akbar, the great Mogul emperor, the seventh descendant of Timour Leng, had established a vast empire in Hindustan and Bengal, upon the ruins of the Rajpoot kingdoms.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by D'Anvers, N.
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