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Tamerlane's Captive Horse Archers: The Steppe Warriors Who Built His Empire
In this episode of Tamerlane: The Conqueror Who Tried to Rebuild the Mongol Legacy, Lucas and Luna dive into the critical role of captive horse archers in Tamerlane's military machine. Drawing on accounts from Ibn Arabshah and the Zafarnama, they explore how Tamerlane incorporated defeated steppe nomads—from the Jochid ulus, the Qara'unas, and the Chagatai tribes—into his tumens, creating a mobile core that could outmaneuver any settled army. Lucas explains the training regimen for these archers, the composite bow technology that gave them unmatched range, and the tactical…
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