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Tamerlane's Captive Doctors: Medicine in the Timurid Empire
When Tamerlane conquered a city, he didn't just take gold and silk — he took the best physicians, surgeons, and apothecaries. These captive doctors were moved to Samarkand, where they created a medical center that blended Greek, Persian, Chinese, and Indian traditions. This episode follows the story of one doctor in particular, Ghiyas al-Din Muhammad ibn Yousuf al-Tabrizi, who was taken from Tabriz and forced to serve the conqueror. We explore how Timurid medicine included pulse diagnosis from China, the canon of Ibn Sina, and surgical techniques from India. Lucas and Luna discuss the…
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