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Tamerlane's Captive Goat Breeders: The Samarkand Pashmina Trade
In this episode of Tamerlane: The Conqueror Who Tried to Rebuild the Mongol Legacy, hosts Lucas and Luna explore a little-known facet of Timur's empire: the captive goat herders and weavers who made Samarkand a hub for luxury pashmina wool. When Tamerlane sacked Delhi in 1398, he didn't just take elephants and gold—he also deported entire families of artisans from Kashmir who raised the Changthangi goat, whose fleece produced the finest cashmere. These herders were settled in the Zarafshan valley, where they crossbred local goats with their own stock, creating a hybrid wool that…
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