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Tamerlane's War Elephants: The Indian Corps at Ankara
In 1398, Tamerlane marched into India and came back with something far stranger than gold: war elephants. This episode follows the animals from the sack of Delhi to the plains of Anatolia, where they faced the Ottoman sipahis at the Battle of Ankara in 1402. We look at the logistics of moving a herd across mountains and deserts, the terrifying sound of a trumpet blast aimed at horses, and the tactical decisions that nearly turned the tide. Along the way, we meet the mahouts, the keepers who knew the animals best, and wonder what happened to them after the battle. Drawing on the Zafarnama and…
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