Batu Khan vs Tamerlane

Batu Khan, as a subordinate commander under Subutai, participated in the Mongol victory over a coalition of Rus' princes and Cumans at the Kalka River. This battle was a precursor to the full-scale invasion of the Rus' lands.

Batu Khan led the Mongol army in the siege and sack of Kiev, the capital of the Kievan Rus'. The city was destroyed, and its population was massacred. This event marked the subjugation of the Rus' principalities to Mongol rule.

Batu Khan led the Mongol invasion of Central Europe, defeating the Hungarian army at the Battle of Mohi and the Polish army at the Battle of Legnica. The campaign devastated Hungary and Poland before the Mongols withdrew due to the death of

After the Mongol invasion of Europe, Batu Khan established the Golden Horde, a khanate that controlled the western part of the Mongol Empire. The Golden Horde's territory stretched from the Ural Mountains to the Danube River, with Sarai as its capital.

Tamerlane conquered Khorasan from the Kartids, capturing Herat and establishing his base of power. This victory marked the beginning of his rise as a major military leader in Central Asia.

After a rebellion in Isfahan, Tamerlane ordered a massacre of the city's inhabitants, reportedly building towers of skulls. The sack was part of his campaign to subdue Persia and served as a brutal warning to other cities.

Tamerlane invaded the Delhi Sultanate, defeating Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq at the Battle of Delhi. His army sacked Delhi, massacring tens of thousands of civilians and looting the city's wealth, including the Peacock Throne.

Tamerlane besieged and sacked Damascus, burning the Umayyad Mosque and deporting artisans to Samarkand. The destruction was part of his campaign against the Mamluk Sultanate, which had refused to submit to his authority.

Tamerlane defeated the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I at the Battle of Ankara, capturing him. The victory shattered Ottoman power and led to a civil war in the Ottoman Empire, delaying their conquest of Constantinople by 50 years.

Tamerlane died of illness while leading a massive army towards the Ming dynasty of China. His death ended the campaign and led to the fragmentation of his empire among his sons and grandsons.