In the 14th century, as the Silk Road crumbles and rival factions tear the country apart, the fearless warrior Timur emerges from exile. With nothing to his name, he fought to unite the fragmented kingdoms, using strategy and sheer willpower to forge an empire out of chaos. Undefeated in battle and widely regarded as one of history's greatest military leaders and tacticians—not to mention one of the most brutal—Timur founded the Timurid Empire, which ruled over what is now Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia.