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The Mongol Princess Who Defied Tamerlane: Khanzada Begum
In the early 1380s, as Tamerlane was consolidating power in Transoxiana, he faced a rebellion from an unlikely source: a Mongol princess named Khanzada Begum. Daughter of the Chagatai Khan, she was married to Timur's rival, Amir Husayn Qara’unas, and after Husayn's defeat, she refused to submit. This episode explores her story through contemporary sources like the Zafarnama and Ibn Arabshah's chronicles. We examine how she rallied Mongol tribes against Timur, the siege of her fortress at Shahr-i Sabz, and his surprisingly lenient treatment of her after capture. We also discuss…
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