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Tamerlane's Spanish Embassy: The Diplomat Who Met a Conqueror
In 1403, the King of Castile sent a daring embassy across Europe and Asia to meet the man who had just shattered the Ottoman Empire. Ruy González de Clavijo spent three years traveling to Samarkand, and his diary remains one of the most vivid eyewitness accounts of Timur's court. This episode follows Clavijo's journey from the Mediterranean to Central Asia, his tense negotiations with Timur, and the astonishing scenes he witnessed: a feast in the garden of a tented palace, elephants sent from Delhi, and the boisterous khan playing dice with his grandson. Along the way, we explore…
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