Turkic name Timur (tiːˈmʊə). ?1336–1405, Mongol conqueror of the area from Mongolia to the Mediterranean; ruler of Samarkand (1369–1405). He defeated the Turks at Angora (1402) and died while invading China
Tamerlane in American English
(ˈtæmərˌleɪn)
1336?-1405; Mongol warrior whose conquests extended from the Black Sea to the upper Ganges