The 10 deadliest wars in history of the world (With Pictures)

7. Conquests of Timur-e-Lang

Estimated Deats: 15,000,000 ____ 20,000,000
Location: Middle East, India, Central Asia, Russia
Year: 1369 to 1405
Timur was in his lifetime a controversial figure, and remains so today. He sought to restore the Mongol Empire, yet his heaviest blow was against the Islamized Tatar Golden Horde. He was more at home in an urban environment than on the steppe. He styled himself a ghazi while conducting wars that severely affected some Muslim states, for example the Ottoman Empire. A great patron of the arts, his campaigns also caused vast destruction. SEE ALSO: 10 most touching ‘war movies’ of all tim