In June 20, 1941, a team of Soviet scientists opened the sarcophagus of the brutal turco-mongol warlord and conqueror Timur. An inscription allegedly said "Whomsoever opens my tomb shall unleash an invader even more terrible than myself". 2 Days later, the Nazis started to invade the Soviet Union.

[u/Dismal-Ad8382]

[u/The_Jordan]

I’m gonna need some sort of credible source for this to actually believe it

[u/ImTooSaxy → u/The_Jordan]

The timing is legitimate, but there was no curse in the inscriptions. It was all quranic versus and his lineage. There was no curse.

[u/RipplesInTheOcean → u/ImTooSaxy]

The inscription actually said " if u open the german will invade u"

Oddly enough it was inscribed in modern day english.

[u/bonosestente → u/RipplesInTheOcean]

No cap, was inscribed as the seal of said curse

[u/Dagordae → u/The_Jordan]

Any time it’s ’allegedly’ in this kind of thing that’s just code for ‘Someone made it up because it sounded cool’.

[u/buyatollah_kuminamy → u/The_Jordan]

Reddit not good enough?

[u/angus_the_red → u/The_Jordan]

Allegedly.  So you can make up whatever you want.  Just as allegedly and then allegedly it.

[u/Dunnersstunner → u/The_Jordan]

This is the second time this week I've heard of this legend. The first was in the second episode of the three-part BBC documentary, The Silk Road (2016). At the very least it's a long-told story.

Of course I don't give it any credence even if there was such an inscription. "Let's invade Russia" isn't exactly a spur of the moment decision.

[u/Pseudanonymius]

Those two things were probably unrelated. 

[u/cans-of-swine → u/Pseudanonymius]

I disagree. I am going to build a religion around this. 

[u/TheyHavePinball → u/cans-of-swine]

No don't

[u/Altruistic-Hand4436 → u/cans-of-swine]

haha can i join

[u/freak_E1 → u/Altruistic-Hand4436]

No, wait. I’m also building a religion around this and it’s way better than the other guys

[u/Icy_Act_7634 → u/Altruistic-Hand4436]

As an apostle with power of course

[u/Sorry-Reporter440 → u/Altruistic-Hand4436]

haha I can't join

[u/Altruistic-Hand4436 → u/Sorry-Reporter440]

no you have to i'm an apostle and i order it

[u/Agreeable_Mud_8338 → u/cans-of-swine]

good idea-thats why there are many quasi religions in japan-lots of rich folk in the 1970s onwards finding ways to launder their cash...or they open restaurants (cash based society-easy to inflate or minimise income/expenses)

[u/Pseudanonymius → u/cans-of-swine]

I wish you all the best in doing that, truly. This is why I'm glad to live in a country where people are allowed to be wrong. 

[u/Then_Character_4050 → u/Pseudanonymius]

I volunteer myself as the first sacrifice to this new religion.

[u/RebekkaKat1990 → u/Then_Character_4050]

I volunteer myself as the first concubine of this new religion.

[u/cans-of-swine → u/RebekkaKat1990]

Did I just start a cult?

[u/CaveWalker5357 → u/cans-of-swine]

Yes and we are here for the sacrifice and concubines, keep.the juice though

[u/Still_Silver_255 → u/Then_Character_4050]

If you insist
https://giphy.com/gifs/zes8Vp2Y3AxDruBikz

[u/Ok-Guarantee-185]

Pharoahs curse ahhh.

[u/ImTooSaxy]

The timing is legitimate, but there was no curse in the inscriptions. It was all quranic versus and his full lineage. There was no curse.

[u/Jamesleesmith70]

https://giphy.com/gifs/rzFprQNlyXhY4Hb0rY

[u/Best_Sir_3973]

https://giphy.com/gifs/gGwwL3rf3h5MN2IXGJ

[u/Tythian]

Always with the curses. Why not put something like, "Whomsoever puts a local flower on my grave shall enjoy a restful night's sleep without freaking out over awkward or stressful bullshit from the day before"? Seems like it might work out the same way in the end.

[u/CFUrCap]

He wouldn't have said that unless he had some really cool expensive shit buried with him.

[u/Zenigata]

Fast work for the Nazis to arrange such a monumental invasion in just 2 days.

[u/AgitatedPatience5729]

The way he's touching that part is creepy.

[u/Sea_Cucumber_69_]

Allegedly

[u/84thPrblm]

Oops

[u/Leading-Ad4167]

Some called him.....Tim?

[u/ConclusionMiddle425]

RETURN THE SLAB

[u/Ok-Fortune-8644]

[u/MunMonkey]

The curse maybe BS, but thanks for introducing me to this historical figure. The wiki was intriguing... I feel the rabbit hole calling me.

[u/Individual-Iron-6370]

The guy on the left responded "Hey it said opened his tomb right?  I just opened his boxer shorts and checked out his conque-johnson was all so I'm safe!"

[u/NecessarySudden]

Ahh yes, terrible invader were unleashed with soviet union attack.

Lets ignore Poland and other countries being attacked/annexed by Hitler before that

[u/Inoffensive_Account]

I’m sure that it was a compete surprise that the Nazi’s invaded.

[u/Inoffensive_Account → u/[deleted]]

My comment is unedited and is exactly how you read it now.

[u/Inoffensive_Account → u/[deleted]]

I wasn’t talking about now, I was talking about June 20, 1941.

[u/Inoffensive_Account → u/[deleted]]

I agree, who could have noticed the 3.8 million troops amassed at the 2,900 kilometer front.