THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. BY EDWARD GIBBON, Esq. IN TWELVE VOLUMES. VOL. XII. A NEW EDITION. LEIPSICK, PRINTED FOR GERARD FLEISCHER 1 8 2 9. TABLE OF CONTENTS Elevation of Timour, or Tamerlane, to the Throne of Samarcand. His Conquests in Persia, Geor- gia, Tartary, Russia, India, Syria, and Ana- tolia. His Turkish War.- Defeat and Capti- vity of Bajazet, Death of Timour. Civil War of the sons of Bajazet. Restoration of |