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Timur (1336-1405) also known as Tamerlane, was a Turkic Conqueror who ravaged over much of Western Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. He was one the last of the great conquerors to have emerged out of Central Asia. He was perhaps in many ways even more ferocious than his Mongol predecessors and he devastated large areas of Asia. He is now chiefly remembered for the devastation that he caused from the Mediterranean to India. He was not a great Empire-builder unlike Genghis Khan but nevertheless, he was a major figure in world history. In the wake of his conquest, Asia was transformed and he left an enduring legacy, despite his predilection for destruction and violence. This article will discuss how he left much of western Asia in ruins, but that his reign also led to a Golden Age in Central Asia. It will also examine how his invasions led to the virtual destruction of the Christian Churches in much of Asia.

[[File: Timur reconstruction03.jpg |200px|thumb|left|Reconstruction of the face of Timur]]