Art Resource - AR922614

Timur attacking the Knights of St John at Smyrna, 1402 (1467). Artist: Bihzad

Timur attacking the Knights of St John at Smyrna, 1402 (1467). Timur Lenk (1336-1404), or Tamerlane, meaning Timur the Lame, was an Islamic Turkic conqueror who set out to re-establish the great Asian empire of Genghis Khan and the Mongols. His conquests were notable for the large-scale and brutal massacres of captured cities. Smyrna (modern Izmir) was one which suffered such a fate when stormed by Timur's army in 1402. From the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland

Unique Identifier AR922614

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3295px × 5315px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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