Iron Lame is the nickname of the great Asian conqueror Tamerlane. He was a leader by nature, he rose not only thanks to cruelty and enormous will, he was always smarter than his enemies and more generous than them; valued not only warriors, but also astronomers, mathematicians, and poets. He turned Samarkand into the capital of the world. The novel by Mikhail Popov shows the path of this legendary man to the heights of power. Iron Lame has defeated all internal enemies, and now the entire continent is open to his conquest.