Embassy to Tamerlane, 1403-1406 / translated from the Spanish by Guy Le Strange with an introduction.
- Ruy González de Clavijo
- Date:
- [1928]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Embassy to Tamerlane, 1403-1406 / translated from the Spanish by Guy Le Strange with an introduction. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![army halted that night, and the following day passed the river, next marching back along the opposite bank when at the hour of tierce [namely nine of the morn¬ ing] they fell on the camp of Toktamish and completely routed him, plundering all his possessions of which great was his ¿lore: but Toktamish himself escaped. This was a great and famous battle for Toktamish had under his command an immense hoál. Timur ever counted this the mod notable of his victories; indeed it was a greater one than that where the Turkish Sultan Báyazíd was overcome. However Toktamish after this disaáler once more assembled his forces hoping to surprise and fall on Timur unawares, but the latter again foreálalled him, marching into the Tartar lands, where he was victorious as before. This second defeat overwhelmed Toktamish and he lo¿l heart, taking flight once more. His people were entirely dismayed saying that he had changed his luck and was undone seeing that he could gain no viClory. The Tartar chiefs now fell to quarrelling each with the other, and their discord continued until at la¿l a certain man called Idiku, who formerly had been in the army and service of Timur, arose grasping the chief power. He it is who is now at the head of the Tartar folk in opposition to his Highness, and the Tartars have acknowledged him for their commander. They have thrown off all allegiance to Timur, and Idiku with guile has sought to compass his death, hoping that when Timur was thus disposed of he, Idiku, would be emperor not only of Tartary but would succeed to the sovereignty in Samarqand. This ambition on the part of Idiku Timur well knows, and he has sought, but failed, more than once to capture him and put him to death. Thus till now Idiku has escaped his toils, for he is a man of power and craft, but the two are open enemies. Timur at the head of his forces on a recent occasion had surprised Idiku in camp, who in fear of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31354932_0330.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
