Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Japanese, the Nazis, and the Soviets: All built Empires meant to last forever; all were to fail.
From the death of Tamerlane in 1405, to America\'s Rise to world ``hyperpower,`` to the resurgence of China and India as Global economic powers, After Tamerlane is a grand historical narrative that offers a new pers.
But, as John Darwin shows in this magisterial book, their empire-building created the world we know today.
Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Japanese, the Nazis, and the Soviets: All built Empires meant to last forever; all were to fail