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The Timurid Renaissance: Science and Art in Samarkand
The Registan Square still gleams in turquoise tile—a monument to one of history's most remarkable dynasties: the Timurids. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Timur's grandson Ulugh Beg transformed Samarkand into a center of astronomical discovery, building an observatory that mapped stars with unprecedented precision. They discuss the madrasa that taught both theology and mathematics, the influence of Persian scholar Al-Kashi who calculated pi to sixteen decimal places, and the fragile alliance between faith and science in a Muslim empire. They trace how Timurid patronage…
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