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The Real Tamerlane: Portraits of a Conqueror
We've spent eighteen episodes exploring Tamerlane's captive craftsmen, his battles, and his monuments. But who was the man himself? In this episode, we turn the lens on Tamerlane's own appearance, personality, and the way he was described by those who met him—from the hostile Syrian scholar Ibn Arabshah to the Spanish ambassador Ruy González de Clavijo. We hear about his limp, his height, his piercing gaze, his love of chess, and his terrifying rages. We also consider how he shaped his own legend, from claiming descent from Genghis Khan to styling himself as the 'Sahib-i…
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