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Timur's Black Death: The Siege of Damascus
In 1400, Timur’s army arrived at the gates of Damascus with a terrifying new tactic: biological warfare. After the city surrendered, Timur ordered the construction of massive towers from the bodies of prisoners, creating a psychological weapon that would haunt survivors for generations. This episode explores the siege of Damascus through the eyes of Ruy González de Clavijo, who witnessed the horror firsthand. We examine how Timur used the plague not just as a weapon of war, but as a tool of terror to break the spirit of the Mamluk Sultanate. The episode also looks at the aftermath in Cairo…
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