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Timur's Iron Towers: The Architecture of Terror
In this episode, we look past the grand mausoleums and observatories to examine Timur’s use of mass graves as architectural monuments. We explore the siege of Baghdad in 1401, where he ordered the construction of towers made from the skulls of tens of thousands of captives. Lucas and Luna discuss the historical accounts from chroniclers like Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi and Ibn Arabshah, analyzing whether these acts were mere barbarism or calculated psychological warfare designed to shatter enemy morale before battle even began. We also touch upon his later campaigns against the Mamluks and the…
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