"In 1402 the Byzantines were defeated at Ancyra by the hordes of Tamerlane. They were saved when he turned back from his conquest to invade India where he died in 1405. In the period of recovery that followed the Byzantines started sending explorers further afield."@en . . "In 1402 the Byzantines were defeated at Ancyra by the hordes of Tamerlane. They were saved when he turned back from his conquest to invade India where he died in 1405. In the period of recovery that followed the Byzantines started sending explorers further afield."@en . . "Byzantine Colonial Empire (Yarmuk)"@en .