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Tamerlane's Captive Mongol Diplomats and the Embassy to Ming China
In 1395, Tamerlane sent an extraordinary diplomatic mission to the court of the Hongwu Emperor, founder of the Ming dynasty. The delegation was led by a captive Mongol nobleman named Timur Khwaja, a former envoy of the Chagatai Khanate who had been captured during Tamerlane's campaigns against the Golden Horde. This episode follows the embassy's long journey from Samarkand across the Silk Road to the Ming capital at Nanjing, exploring the delicate dance of power, tribute, and espionage that defined Timurid-Ming relations. We examine the letters exchanged between the two…
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