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Tamerlane's Captive Cartographers: The Maps of a Conquered World
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore a fascinating chapter of Timurid intellectual history: the captive cartographers of Samarkand. When Tamerlane ravaged cities from Delhi to Damascus, he didn't just plunder gold and silk—he kidnapped the finest mapmakers and geographers of the age. In his capital, he forced them to create detailed maps of the known world, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, fusing Persian, Arabic, Indian, and European knowledge into an ambitious atlas. We discuss the role of the Zafarnama as a geographical source, the contributions of al-Idrisi and…
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