ix
Acknowledgments
page
xi
List of abbreviations
xiii
Note on translation and transliteration
xv
Map
xvii
Introduction
1
1
The Origins and Usages of Tīmūr’s Heroic Apocrypha
22
2
Tīmūr’s Birth and Childhood
54
3
Youth
76
4
Inauguration and Kingship
92
5
Premonitions
104
6
Central Asia in Turmoil, 1700–1750
117
Conclusion
141
Bibliography
145
Index
157
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