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Tamerlane's Captive Armourers: The Samarkad Arms Industry
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Tamerlane (Timur) turned Samarkand into a vast weapons workshop by forcibly relocating master armourers, swordsmiths, and bowyers from Damascus, Tabriz, and Delhi. They discuss the mass production of steel blades, composite bows, and mail armour under the kar-khana system, the role of captured craftsmen in equipping Timur's multi-ethnic army, and the legacy of Timurid military technology on later gunpowder empires. The conversation touches on the Yassa code, the use of Indian steel (wootz), and the logistical miracle of arming a tumen on the…
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