[PAR] [TLE] Siege of Smyrna [SEP] The Siege of Smyrna (December 1402) was fought between the Knights of Rhodes, who held the harbour and sea-castle of Smyrna (now İzmir) in western Anatolia, and the army of the Turco-Mongol emir Timur.  The Turco-Mongols blockaded the harbour and attacked the fortifications with stone-throwing siege engines, while the defenders, numbering only about 200 knights, countered with arrows and incendiary projectiles.  After two weeks of strong resistance against a far superior adversary, the outer wall was destroyed by mining and breached.  Some of the garrison managed to escape by sea, but the inhabitants and the city itself were destroyed. [PAR] [TLE] Timur [SEP] Timur (Persian: تیمور‎ ‎ "Temūr", Chagatai: "Temür "; 9 April 1336 – 18 February 1405), historically known as Amir Timur and Tamerlane (Persian: تيمور لنگ‎ ‎ "Temūr(-i) Lang", "Timur the Lame"), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror.  As the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia he became the first ruler in the Timurid dynasty.  According to John Joseph Saunders, Timur's background was Iranized and not steppe nomadic.
[PAR] [TLE] Siege of Smyrna [ SEP ] The Siege of Smyrna ( December 1402 ) was fought between the Knights of Rhodes , who held the harbour and sea - castle of Smyrna ( now İzmir ) in western Anatolia , and the army of the Turco - Mongol emir Timur . The Turco - Mongols blockaded the harbour and attacked the fortifications with stone - throwing siege engines , while the defenders , numbering only about 200 knights , countered with arrows and incendiary projectiles . After two weeks of strong resistance against a far superior adversary , the outer wall was destroyed by mining and breached . Some of the garrison managed to escape by sea , but the inhabitants and the city itself were destroyed . [PAR] [TLE] Timur [ SEP ] Timur ( Persian : تیمور‎ ‎ " Temūr " , Chagatai : " Temür " ; 9 April 1336 – 18 February 1405 ) , historically known as Amir Timur and Tamerlane ( Persian : تيمور لنگ‎ ‎ " Temūr(-i ) Lang " , " Timur the Lame " ) , was a Turco - Mongol conqueror . As the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia he became the first ruler in the Timurid dynasty . According to John Joseph Saunders , Timur 's background was Iranized and not steppe nomadic .
Which famous military leader, sometimes called "The Lame" beseiged Smyrna in 1402
Which famous military leader , sometimes called " The Lame " beseiged Smyrna in 1402
Timur
Timur