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The Siege of Urgench: Genghis Khan's Bloodiest Conquest
In 1221, Genghis Khan's Mongol army laid siege to Urgench, the jewel of the Khwarezmian Empire and one of the largest cities in the medieval world. This episode unpacks the brutal seven-month siege that ended with the diversion of the Amu Darya river, the massacre of over a million people, and the utter destruction of a civilization. We follow the Khwarezmian prince Jalal al-Din Mingburnu's desperate defense, the Mongol engineering that breached the city's walls, and the terrible aftermath that reshaped Central Asia. Along the way, we explore how Urgench's fate echoed…
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