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powerfully impress his memory upon the consciousness of all
ages! The only great ones who can, in point of renown,
compete with Alexander are the great teachers of religion,
all of whom sprang from Asia.

Islam Bai.

In the year 711 Samarcand was conquered by the Arabs,
and in 1219 was plundered by the great Mongol conqueror,
Jenghiz Khan. But a fresh era of greatness came to the
city under Tamerlane—that is, Timur the Lame—who
wrote in his famous memoirs: "It is the duty of a victorious
king to subject to his power every kingdom that is
oppressed by its rulers; it is for that reason I have freed

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