Timurid Wars Volume 1: Warfare in Post-Mongolian Central Asia and the Establishment of the Timurid E

The Timurid Empire (1370-1507) is often viewed as a bloody, but brief, successor to Genghis Khan's Empire. It rose from the ruins of the Mongolian Empire and, at its peak, ruled more than 1.7 million square miles in Central Asia. Timur defeated states that had resisted the Mongols for decades, and others that were emerging. The Timurid Wars covers the wars of conquest, the civil war after Timur's death, efforts to restore the empire amid constant disunity, and Central Asian warfare in the fourteenth century. Timur, initially a minor noble in the service of the regional strongman, became one of the most powerful men in the world by the time of his death in 1405. He was born into a world of post-Mongol turmoil. In 1370, he seized control of the western half of the Chagataid Khanate. For the next 35 years, Timur conducted campaigns with a combined-arms army that continued to grow in size and capability before his death in 1405, while on the march to invade Ming China. The author's extensive travels throughout the region and his knowledge of local languages have enabled him to share sources previously inaccessible to English readers. AUTHOR: Aaron Morris, from the United States, is a licensed attorney and military historian residing in Northern Virginia. He has a BA in History from George Mason and Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Richmond School of Law. He developed an interest in armed conflicts in the developing world during his academic studies. He specialises in Medieval Central and South Asian military history, and Post?Second World War Southeast Asian and African military history. He has authored multiple articles relating to military conflicts and is the author of the 2016 Helion book Counterinsurgency in Paradise: Seven Decades of Civil War in the Philippines. He has travelled across Central Asia both for research and out of a love for the local cuisine and customs, and has picked up some of the Uzbek and Russian languages during his many trips throughout Central Asia which has helped him in his research. 20 b/w illustrations, 44 b/w photos, 12 colour illustrations, 12 colour photos, 8 colour profiles, 6 b/w maps, 2 colour