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The Samarkand Paper Trail: Tamerlane's Captive Artisans and the Birth of a Paper Industry
In this episode of Tamerlane: The Conqueror Who Tried to Rebuild the Mongol Legacy, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known but transformative aspect of Timur's empire: the forced relocation of papermakers from Damascus and Tabriz to Samarkand. They discuss how these skilled craftsmen, captured during Timur's campaigns, established a thriving paper industry in the capital, producing sheets that rivaled Chinese and Persian imports. The conversation covers the technical innovations introduced by these artisans—improved cellulose processing, smoother sizing, and larger format sheets—and…
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