Claim: Timur was Anglo-Saxon.
Evidence: Born into the Barlas confederation in Transoxiana on 9 April 1336 , Timur gained control of the western Chagatai Khanate by 1370.
Transoxiana -LRB- also spelled Transoxania -RRB- , known in Arabic sources as -LRB- -LSB- ˈmaː waˈraːʔ anˈnahr -RSB- -- ` what -LSB- is -RSB- beyond the -LSB- Oxus -RSB- river ' -RRB- and in Persian as -LRB- فرارود , -LSB- fæɾɒːɾuːd -RSB- -- ` beyond the -LSB- Amudarya -RSB- river ' -RRB- , is the ancient name used for the portion of Central Asia corresponding approximately with modern-day Uzbekistan , Tajikistan , southern Kyrgyzstan , and southwest Kazakhstan.