"Give me a map; then let me see how much is left for me to conquer all the world"

[4thofeleven]

So, one of the Boston bombers was called Tamerlan. Am I right in assuming he was named after Tamerlane/Timur? Is he viewed positively in the Causcuses?

I mean, sure, one man's 'brutal conqueror' is another man's 'brutal conqueror, but OUR brutal conqueror!'. Ol' Temujin has plenty of fans still in Mongolia, Attila still gets some respect in Hungary... but still, I'd always assumed pretty much everyone put Tamerlane in the 'bad guy' category.