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Tamerlane's Chess Game: The Siege of Shiraz and the Muzaffarid Captive
In 1393, Tamerlane besieged Shiraz, the heart of the Muzaffarid dynasty in southern Iran. This episode focuses on a single, tense moment: the surrender of the Muzaffarid ruler Shah Mansur, who had betrayed his own family to seize power. Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic battlefield encounter at the outskirts of Shiraz, where Tamerlane personally confronted Shah Mansur's cavalry charge. They examine the Zafarnama and Ibn Arabshah's conflicting accounts of the event, and the aftermath—including Tamerlane's decision to spare the Muzaffarid prince Zain al-Abidin, only to later…
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