MILITARY PERSONNEL

Timur

1336 - 1405

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Timur, also known as Tamerlane (1320s – 17–18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. An undefeated commander, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest military leaders and tacticians in history, as well as one of the most brutal and deadly. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Timur has received more than 10,955,907 page views. His biography is available in 135 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 128 in 2019). Timur is the 3rd most popular military personnel (up from 4th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Uzbekistan and the most popular Uzbekistani Military Personnel.

Timur was a 14th century conqueror who conquered much of Central Asia, Persia, and the Middle East. He is most famous for the capture of Baghdad in 1393.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 88.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 135

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Timur ranks 3 out of 2,058. Before him are Genghis Khan, and Alexander the Great. After him are Joan of Arc, Charles de Gaulle, Karl Dönitz, Erwin Rommel, Charles Martel, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Spartacus, Adolf Eichmann, and Oda Nobunaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1336, Timur ranks 1. After him are Stefan Uroš V, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Philip, Duke of Orléans, Olivier V de Clisson, Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia, Hồ Quý Ly, and Harihara I. Among people deceased in 1405, Timur ranks 1. After him are Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, Jean Froissart, Princess Milica of Serbia, Saray Mulk Khanum, and Jefimija.

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In Uzbekistan

Among people born in Uzbekistan, Timur ranks 2 out of 190. Before him are Avicenna (980). After him are Al-Biruni (973), Muhammad al-Bukhari (810), Babur (1483), Al-Tirmidhi (824), Islam Karimov (1938), Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (893), Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1327), Shavkat Mirziyoyev (1957), Shah Rukh (1377), and Isma'il ibn Ahmad (849).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Uzbekistan

Among military personnels born in Uzbekistan, Timur ranks 1. After him are Gennady Zhidko (1965).

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