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The Blue Tiled Heart of Samarkand
Before the Soviet borders, the cotton disasters, and the purges of the Jadid intellectuals, Samarkand was the beating heart of the Timurid Renaissance. This episode explores how Ulugh Beg transformed his capital into a global center of astronomy and mathematics, building the Gur-e Amir and the Ulugh Beg Madrasa. We trace the lineage from Timur’s violent conquests to his grandson’s scholarly pursuits, examining how blue-glazed tiles and star charts became symbols of imperial power. The conversation also looks at the city’s later decline under the Shaybanids and its rediscovery by Russian…
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