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The Persian Poet Who Defied Tamerlane: Hafiz of Shiraz
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the legendary encounter between Tamerlane and the Persian poet Hafiz of Shiraz. Hafiz's bold ghazal claiming to give Samarkand and Bukhara for a mole on his beloved's cheek reportedly enraged the conqueror, who summoned the poet for an explanation. Drawing on the Divan of Hafiz, the Zafarnama, and biographical traditions like the Tazkirat al-Shu'ara, they unpack the historical context of Hafiz's poetry under the Muzaffarid dynasty in Shiraz and Tamerlane's conquest of the city in 1393. The episode examines the tension between…
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