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Tamerlane (1336 - 1405)

Or Timur, a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire, and subject of Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine, parts 1 and 2. Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur Relationships: Axalla (-) was a employed by Tamerlane
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 351 Rupia commũnis, sive Tridrachmũargenteum magni Mogoli. Gjihan Ghir a Timur, (sive Tamberlano) noni signat. Ahmed-abâdæ A o Hegjræ 1027. X ti. 1617. Regni. 13. In reverso, Sol, in Cancro. Ar. 7 pw. 8. gr. Ad alterum Frann -. Common rupee or three-drachma silver piece of the Great Mogul, known as Jahangir, the ninth after Timur or Tamburlaine. Struck in Ahmadabad, AH 1027, the 13th year of his reign (1617 in the Christian calendar); on the reverse the Sun, in Cancer.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 358 P.2 – n.11 Mahmûdia Imp. Mogolorum Acber, a Timûr sive Tamerlano octavi, ejusdem ponderis. Ar. Mahmudi of the Mogul Emperor Akbar, the eighth after Timur or Tamburlaine; of the same weight.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 330 Rupia communis sive Tridrachmũ Argent. magni Mogul. Gjihân Ghîr, a Timûr (sive Tamberlano) noni, Ao Hegjræ 1027. Christi 1617. Regni 13. in Reverso Sol in Leone. Ar. 7 pw. 8 gr. in ye Bodleian Library Common rupee, or silver three drachma piece of the Great Mogul, Jahangir, the ninth after Timur (or Tamburlaine), AH 1027, AD 1617; the 13th year of his reign. On the reverse the Sun in Leo.
Musaeum Clausum (1684)

4. A Moon Piece, describing that notable Battel between Axalla, General of Tamerlane, and Camares the Persian, fought by the light of the Moon.

Musaeum Clausum (1684)

15. Three noble Pieces; of Vercingetorix the Gaul submitting his person unto Julius Cæsar; of Tigranes King of Armenia humbly presenting himself unto Pompey; and of Tamerlane ascending his Horse from the Neck of Bajazet.

Musaeum Clausum (1684)

2. Some ancient Ivory and Copper Crosses found with many others in China; conceived to have been brought and left there by the Greek Souldiers who served under Tamerlane in his Expedition and Conquest of that Country.