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Tamerlane's Captive Steppe Strategists: The Yassa Revival
In Episode 146 of Tamerlane: The Conqueror Who Tried to Rebuild the Mongol Legacy, hosts Lucas and Luna explore how Tamerlane weaponized the Yassa, the ancient legal code of Genghis Khan, to unify his fractious army and justify his wars. They discuss the Yassa's origins in the 1206 kurultai, its obscure written fragments preserved by Persian and Arab chroniclers like al-Maqrizi and Ibn Arabshah, and how Tamerlane selectively enforced its clauses—from loyalty oaths to military hierarchy—to bind together Barlas, Chagatai, and other Turkic and Mongol tribes. The episode also covers the…
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