Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—Z

Zenchis Khan

[great chief ]. A title assumed in 1206 by Temoudin, a Persian rebel, in the presence of 100 tribes. His progress was like that of a destroying angel, and by his sword Persia became part of the vast Mogul empire.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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