Christopher Marlowe's play 'Tamburlaine the Great' is inspired by the life of which historical Asian conqueror?

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Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming dynastyGenghis Khan, the Mongol Empire's founderTimur, the Central Asian warlordKublai Khan, the Mongol ruler of ChinaNone of the above

Explanation

The play 'Tamburlaine the Great' by Marlowe is loosely based on the life of Timur, also known as Tamerlane, a prominent Central Asian conqueror. While Zhu Yuanzhang, Genghis Khan, and Kublai Khan were influential Asian rulers, the character Tamburlaine is specifically modeled after Timur.