Tamerlane: The Conqueror Who Tried to Rebuild the Mongol Legacy — Fexingo History
Tamerlane's Persian Poets and Historians: The Zafarnama and Beyond — Fexingo History
This episode delves into the literary works that shaped Timur's legacy, focusing on Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi's Zafarnama and Ibn Arabshah's rival biography. It examines how these chronicles, alongside poetry and Persianate culture, were used as propaganda to legitimize Timur's…