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Uzbekistan: The Timurid Renaissance and Islamic Science
While previous episodes have focused on the Soviet era, the cotton disasters, and the political turmoil of the 20th century, Episode 239 travels back nearly six centuries to the golden age of Samarkand. We explore the reign of Ulugh Beg, the grandson of Timur, who transformed the Registan from a royal square into one of the world’s greatest centers of astronomical and mathematical learning. You will meet the astronomer Qadi Zada al-Rumi, discover how Ulugh Beg’s star catalog remained accurate for two hundred years after his death, and hear about the intellectual rivalry with the Persian…
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