© August 08 2007, Uncornered Market
Shakhrisabz, outside of Samarkand, is the hometown of Amir Timur (Tamerlane). Once a majestic city in the 14th and 15th century, it was destroyed by the Emir of Bukhara in the 16th century.
Although not quite as ruthless as Jenghiz Khan, Timur was also pretty sadistic. Today's ironies: he's now considered an Uzbek hero, though he wasn't ethnically Uzbek.
Read more about Uzbekistan's Silk Road Cities.
aisha839
Nice Shot
Posted: November 08 2007
~ Ray ~ BUSY
i consider myself a decendent of those two so called ruthless rulers
Posted: February 12 2008
uncorneredmarket
We have many close friends who are descendants. The 13th-14th centuries were brutal centuries for many Silk Road cities.
Posted: February 12 2008
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