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Based on the true story. After the Mongol Empire plunged Central Asia into chaos in the 14th century, the region needed a strong military leader to restore peace and protect the future of the volatile trade routes of the Silk Road. Once a minor nobleman, battle-scarred Timur Barlas, known to history as Tamerlane, became one of the most feared and formidable rulers, bringing order to the fractured land.
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Rise of the Conqueror (2026)
119 min
In the 14th-century, as the Silk Road crumbles and rival factions tear the land apart, fearless warrior Timur emerges from exile. Stripped of everything, he fights to unite the fractured kingdoms, using strategy and sheer will to carve an empire from chaos. Undefeated in battle and widely regarded as one of history’s greatest military leaders and tacticians, not to mention one of its most brutal, Timur would found the Timurid Empire, which ruled over modern-day Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia.