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Tamerlane's Captive Mongolian Wrestlers and the Bukhara Games
In the winter of 1369, Tamerlane staged an epic wrestling tournament in Bukhara, pitting captured Mongolian bökes against his own Barlas champions. This episode follows the wrestlers — men like Chotun-Qutlugh and Burqut — from the steppe to the arena, where victory meant freedom and defeat meant death. We explore the role of wrestling in Mongol identity, the political theatre of the tournament, and how Tamerlane used sport to legitimize his rule as Genghis Khan's heir. Along the way, we touch on the Yassa code, the Qara'unas tribe, and the cultural fusion of Turko-Mongol tradition…
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