1405 - Timur sets out from Samarkand for his greatest campaign yet, the conquest of China! But (unfortunately or fortunately, most likely the latter) he dies before the expedition is even over the mountains. His last orders are for the army to march on, but without his iron will behind them, they soon give up and march home.
What if?
Timur had not died, even though he was in his 80's... (who says Medieval people didn't live long) or what if the army had pushed on to the East. Would they have been able to beat the armies of the 40 year old Ming dynasty? How would the arms and tactics of the two arms match up. Would Timur's armored cavalry have any advantage over the Ming as they had against the Persians, Golden Horde, Mamlukes, and even the Ottomans?
What if?
Timur had not died, even though he was in his 80's... (who says Medieval people didn't live long) or what if the army had pushed on to the East. Would they have been able to beat the armies of the 40 year old Ming dynasty? How would the arms and tactics of the two arms match up. Would Timur's armored cavalry have any advantage over the Ming as they had against the Persians, Golden Horde, Mamlukes, and even the Ottomans?