In the chapter that concludes our literary portrait, Tīmūr has been firmly on the throne for several years engaging in campaigns of conquest against formidable enemies. At the height of his power, Tīmūr began to experience menacing dreams and visions about the troubling future of his posterity and, by implication, the ultimate threat to mankind on the Day of Judgment. In his search for a correct interpretation of his dreams, Tīmūr eventually found a dream interpreter who held the key to uncovering hidden knowledge of events past, present, and future. It became clear that the threat to Tīmūr's realm might take many forms, but the premonitions of doom and destruction ultimately centered on the Uzbeks, destined to invade Mawarannahr and terminate Tīmūr's dynasty. More related stories focused on mythical creatures associated with apocalyptic consequences, such as Gog and Magog, who were aware of the ultimate emergence of the Uzbeks and are portrayed, to an extent, as their collaborators.

As usual in the biographies, the story of the impending apocalypse was not a straightforward story of doom, but rather a warning and a prophecy about the future of the region, full of hints and multiple dimensions. Having come to the realization that the Uzbeks should be considered his ultimate foe, Tīmūr commanded one of his sons, Mīrzā Mīrānshāh, to assemble his army and set forth into the steppes in order to annihilate the entire Uzbek people, thus preventing them from fulfilling the prophecy.