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Tamerlane's Captive Architect and the Bibi-Khanym Mosque
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the story of Tamerlane's captive architect, whose life and death are intertwined with the construction of the Bibi-Khanym Mosque in Samarkand. They discuss how the mosque was built by a captive from Persia or India, the legendary story of the architect's love for Tamerlane's wife, the structural problems that plagued the mosque, and its eventual collapse and restoration. The episode also covers Tamerlane's obsession with building the largest mosque in the world, the use of captive craftsmen, and the mosque's…
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