History vs. Tamerlane the Conqueror - Stephanie Honchell Smith
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He was born in the 1330s in the Chaghatayid Khanate, formerly the Mongol Empire. On the steppe, he rose from a lowly sheep thief to become one of history’s greatest conquerors, uniting nearly all of Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran under his rule. But was he a great state builder or a bloodthirsty tyrant? Stephanie Honchell Smith puts this controversial figure on trial in History vs. Tamerlane.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Stephanie Honchell Smith
- Director Brett Underhill
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Animator Brett Underhill
- Composer Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
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To some, Timur was a butcher; to others he was a great state builder. What accounts for these opposing images and what can this tell us about historical perspective in general?
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Archakin Intasarn
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History lies in the perspective of everyone.
Does provable evidence determine What is Timur?
The winner writes the history.
Harry Connerty
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Bloodthirsty tyrant is the opposing accounts of images. This can tell us about historical perspective in general was that he was a bad violent men.
