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Timur's Slave Markets and the Architecture of Power
We leave behind the battlefields and the plague towers to explore a different kind of machinery in Timur’s empire: the slave market. While earlier episodes covered his military logistics and religious posturing, this episode examines how he weaponized human capital to rebuild Samarkand and fund his architectural ambitions. We look at the specific trade routes that brought artisans from Delhi and Baghdad, the role of the qadi in regulating these transactions, and the chilling efficiency of Timur’s economy. Lucas walks through the life of a captured artisan, their journey across the steppe, and…
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