Latest / Tamerlane: The Conqueror Who Tried to Rebuild the Mongol Legacy — Fexingo History
Tamerlane's Captive Chinese Ceramicists: The Samarkand Porcelain Mystery
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a little-known chapter of Timur's empire-building: the capture of Chinese ceramicists and the mysterious absence of porcelain production in Samarkand. Despite Tamerlane's vast network of captive artisans—papermakers, goldsmiths, weavers, architects—no evidence exists of a porcelain kiln in his capital. The hosts trace the silk-and-ceramic trade routes from Jingdezhen to Central Asia, examine the technical secrets of kaolin clay and high-fire kilns, and consider why Timur, who transplanted whole industries, never managed to replicate Chinese…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.