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Tamerlane's Captive Indian Elephants: War Beasts in Central Asia
When Tamerlane sacked Delhi in 1398, he didn't just carry off treasure and captives — he took war elephants. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore what happened when the Central Asian conqueror tried to integrate Indian war elephants into his steppe-based army. They discuss the logistics of moving elephants across the Hindu Kush, how Tamerlane's commanders adapted to handling the animals, and the role elephants played in his later campaigns against the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I and the Mamluk sultanate. The conversation also touches on the cultural shockwaves: Persian chroniclers…
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