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Tamerlane's Diplomacy with the Ming Dynasty
In this episode of Tamerlane: The Conqueror Who Tried to Rebuild the Mongol Legacy, Lucas and Luna explore Tamerlane's diplomatic dance with the Ming Dynasty. After decades of conquest across Central Asia, the Middle East, and India, Tamerlane turned his attention eastward to China. We dive into the exchange of embassies between the Timurid court and the Yongle Emperor in Beijing, the capture of Ming envoys in 1395, and the 800-camel tribute caravan sent from Samarkand in 1396. Lucas explains how Tamerlane used the Mongol legacy of Chinggis Khan to legitimize his claims, while also…
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