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Tamerlane's Captive Indian Elephants: War Beasts in Central Asia
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore an unexpected chapter of Tamerlane's campaigns: the use of war elephants captured from India. After sacking Delhi in 1398, Tamerlane brought hundreds of these beasts back to Samarkand, where they were deployed in later battles, including against the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I at Ankara. The conversation covers how the elephants were transported across the Hindu Kush, their psychological impact on enemies who had never seen them, and the practical challenges of maintaining them in Central Asia's climate. Lucas also unpacks how Tamerlane's…
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