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The Registan: Samarkand's Blue Dome of Power
In this episode of The Story of Uzbekistan, Lucas and Luna explore the Registan, the majestic public square in Samarkand that has been the heart of Central Asian power for centuries. From its origins as a Timurid thoroughfare to its reconstruction under the Shaybanids and the later Jandarid rulers, the Registan's three madrasas — Ulugh Beg, Sher-Dor, and Tilya-Kori — tell a story of scholarship, rivalry, and architectural ambition. Lucas weaves in the legends of the golden inscriptions, the founding of the Ulugh Beg Madrasa in 1420, the controversial rebuilding under Yalangtush Bahadur…
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