Tamerlane's Captive Cartographers: The Maps of a Conquered World

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Tamerlane's Captive Cartographers: The Maps of a Conquered World

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In this episode of Fexingo History's Tamerlane series, Lucas and Luna explore the cartographic legacy of the Timurid Empire. They discuss how Tamerlane's captive cartographers—drawn from Damascus, Tabriz, and Delhi—synthesized Ptolemaic traditions, Islamic geographies from al-Idrisi, and Central Asian steppe knowledge to create maps that served both military conquest and imperial administration. The conversation touches on the lost Atlas of Islam, the role of the Samarkand library (kitabkhana), and how Clavijo's travel accounts later enriched European maps. They also uncover the political power of maps: how Tamerlane used them to project legitimacy and how his successors, especially Ulugh Beg, advanced mathematical geography. The episode ends with a gentle appeal for listener support to keep the show ad-free. #Tamerlane #TimuridEmpire #Cartography #Samarkand #IbnArabshah #RuyGonzálezdeClavijo #AlIdrisi #Ptolemy #UlughBeg #Zafarnama #Kitabkhana #IslamicCartography #CentralAsia #Maps #HistoryOfScience #MedievalGeography #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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