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Tamerlane's Siege of Smyrna: The Last Crusader Outpost
In December 1402, Tamerlane turned his gaze toward the Mediterranean coast, targeting the Knights Hospitaller stronghold of Smyrna (modern-day Izmir, Turkey). This episode dives into the siege that crushed the last Crusader foothold in Anatolia. Lucas and Luna explore how Tamerlane, fresh from his victory over the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I at Ankara, used advanced trebuchets and mining to breach the fortress walls in just two weeks. They discuss the Knights' desperate resistance, the role of Genoese ships in the harbor, and the brutal aftermath where Tamerlane ordered the knights beheaded…
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