5 Most Horrifying Intimate Acts of Emperor Caligula That Crossed Every Line
History remembers Genghis Khan for his empire. It remembers Tamerlane for his graveyards. He didn't just conquer the world; he tried to depopulate it. In the summer of 1400, the defenders of Sivas surrendered under a holy vow: "No blood shall be shed." Tamerlane nodded. He kept his promise. He buried 4,000 men alive, suffocating them in the earth so that technically, no drop of blood touched the ground. This loophole was the trademark of a man who treated genocide as an art form. While other kings built monuments of stone, Tamerlane built architecture out of the dead. In Isfahan, he constructed 28 towers cemented together from 120,000 human heads. In Delhi, he forced captured war elephants to kneel before him before burning the city to ash. In Baghdad, the slaughter was so industrialized that every soldier—from the general to the lowest cook—was given a quota: bring back two severed heads, or lose your own. Between 1370 and 1405, this "Sword of Islam" wiped out 5% of the entire global population. He erased cities so thoroughly that grass grew where palaces once stood. This is the story of the man who made the Mongols look merciful. 👉 Subscribe to Order of the Silent Scribes 🔔 / @orderofthesilentscribes 🔥 WATCH NEXT: 🎬 What the Dominion Did to the Sisters of Saint Mirelda Was Worse Than You Think : • What the Dominion Did to the Sisters of Sa... 🎬What Vlad the Impaler Did to Ottoman Envoys Froze the Empire's Blood : • What Vlad the Impaler Did to Ottoman Envoy... 🎬What Gladiators Did to Female Prisoners Beneath the Arena — The Horror Rome Buried : • What Gladiators Did to Female Prisoners Be... 🎬5 Acts of Terror Tamerlane Used to Leave Nothing But Ruins : • 5 Most Horrifying Intimate Acts of Emperor... #Tamerlane #Timur #MedievalHistory #CrimsonHistorians #DarkHistory #HistoricalDocumentary #BrutalHistory #MongolEmpire #PersianHistory #WorldHistory #HistoryChannel #AncientWarfare #MilitaryHistory #HistoricalMysteries #forgottenhistory ⚠️ This documentary is intended solely for educational and historical purposes. This video does not promote hatred, discrimination, or violence against any religious, cultural, or ethnic group. The events depicted — though dark and unsettling — are presented so that history is remembered, and so that the erasure and oppression of peoples are never repeated. SOURCES & FURTHER READING: Modern Analysis & Historical Context: Justin Marozzi - Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World (2004) Beatrice Forbes Manz - The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane (Cambridge University Press, 1989) Matthew White - The Great Big Book of Horrible Things (2012) Primary Sources (Eyewitness Accounts & Chronicles): Sharaf ad-Din Ali Yazdi - Zafarnama (Book of Victory, 1425) Ruy González de Clavijo - Embassy to Tamerlane 1403-1406 Ibn Arabshah - Tamerlane or Timur, the Great Amir (1436)
