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Timur's Engineers: How He Adapted Mongol Siege Warfare
Episode 19 takes us deep into the practical side of Tamerlane's conquests: his siege engineers. We explore how Timur blended Mongol mobility with Persian and Chinese technical expertise, creating a corps that could dismantle fortresses from Aleppo to Delhi. Lucas and Luna discuss the role of engineers like the Persian master Ali Kucek, the use of massive trebuchets and sappers, and the logistical miracle of moving heavy artillery across the steppe. They also look at a specific lesser-known siege — the 1393 capture of the fortress of Takht-i-Sulayman in Iran — to see how Timur's…
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