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Timur's Tax System and the Economy of Terror
In this episode, we peel back the layers of Timur’s empire beyond the battlefield to examine the complex administrative machinery that held it together. While previous episodes covered his brutal sieges and legitimacy crises, we focus on how he extracted wealth from conquered territories like Persia and India to fund his capital, Samarkand. We explore the role of the *bakhshi*, the imperial treasury officials who managed the distribution of plunder, and the controversial practice of forced labor used to rebuild cities. Lucas and Luna discuss how Timur’s economic policies were not just about…
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