The founder of the Shaybanid dynasty and khan of the Bukhara Khanate was one of the outstanding commanders and statesmen of his age. Part 1 traces his education in Bukhara and the ambition he carried back to the steppes; part 2 follows his conquest of Transoxiana, Khorezm and Khorasan.
In my view, though I may be mistaken, the Great Temur ranks first among the greatest commanders in all history, followed by Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great and Hannibal Barca.
Benjamin West's 1770 painting "The Oath of Hannibal", commissioned by King George III, shows the boy Hannibal swearing eternal enmity towards Rome before a statue of Baal.
Alexander the Great on fortune, victory and ambition, followed by a short account of his life, his conquests and the empire that broke apart after his death.
