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Tamerlane's Captive Philosophers: The Samarkand Debate
Lucas and Luna explore a forgotten chapter of Tamerlane's conquests: his capture of philosophers and logicians from across the Islamic world, whom he brought to Samarkand and forced into public debates. The episode focuses on the 1401 roundup of scholars from Damascus, including the Hanbali theologian Ibn al-Labbad and the Ash'ari debater Sadr al-Din al-Munawi, who were ordered to defend their doctrines before Timur's court. Lucas explains how Tamerlane used these debates as tools of political control — framing himself as an arbiter of orthodoxy while humiliating rival cities…
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