Many of the works relate directly to major historical figures of world significance (Ibn Sina, Ulughbeg, Temur, Chingiz Khan, Navoi, Beruni), and several are in the author's own hand.

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Compared with his Central Asian empire-building predecessor, Genghis Khan, Temur emerges as not without virtues.

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