"Tamburlaine the Great" is a tragedy by -

Christopher Marlowe’s play Tamburlaine the Great was written around 1587 and 1588, is based loosely upon the life of the Asian emperor Timur.
- Desire, ambition, and power are the theme of Tamburlaine the Great.
- Tamburlaine the Great, first Play by Christopher Marlowe produced about 1587 and published in 1590.
- The play was written in two parts, each of which has five acts:

• Christopher Marlowe is called Father of English Drama/Tragedy.
• His famous tragedies:
- Doctor Faustus,
- The Jew of Malta,
- The Massacre of Paris,
- Tamburlaine the Great etc.
- Edward II
- Dido, Queen of Carthage

Source: Encyclopedia of Britannica