[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 9.2.6 # Storia do Mogor 9.2.6 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 9.2.6 - **Language:** English ### [9.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.9.2.6) Tamerlane, or Timur-lenk, a name much spoken of in many histories, was the first among the Tartars who conquered and ruled over Hindustan. He is represented out hunting, in which he greatly delighted, in the act of slaying a lion with an arquebuss. The hunting of these wild beasts the Moguls carry out by throwing down in the path a sheep bound with cords. On seeing it, the wild beast rushes at once to devour it; meanwhile they watch, and can easily kill it. The attire of Tamerlane is noticeable, still more his armour, which consists in a corslet of mail richly adorned with gems. Perhaps this costume was peculiar to the Tartars before that of Hindustan began to prevail among them. The posture of this prince, who is kneeling, is asserted by some as intended to indicate that from birth he was weak in the legs, because the second half of his name — that is, lenk — means in the Tartar language 'The Lame.' - [Previous: 9.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.9.2.5) - [Next: 9.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.9.2.7) - [Up: 9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.9.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.9.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.9.2.6) · Pramāṇa