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Tamerlane's Persian Poets and the Samarkand Library
In episode 206 of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known facet of Tamerlane's court: the poets and literary figures he brought to Samarkand. While past episodes covered scholars and engineers, this one focuses on the verbal arts—the panegyric odes, the epic narratives, and the complex relationship between a brutal conqueror and the poets who immortalized him. Listeners will meet figures like Kamal Khujandi, a Sufi poet whose lampoon almost cost him his life, and Hafez of Shiraz, whose verses Timur reportedly challenged after conquering the city. The episode also uncovers…
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