This report’s podcast is only available in german: Wie Timur die Reichtümer Samarkands zusammenplünderte.

Like no other Central Asian city, Samarkand is famous for the monumental, magnificent buildings that date back to the Timurid period. And that is why these very buildings and the figure of the founder of the Timurid dynasty are the focus of this episode. In an interview with David, we learn about the background to Timur’s life story and then report on our visit to the buildings in Samarkand, but also to Timur’s birthplace, Sharisabz. And then there also was Timur’s grandson Ulugh Beg, who was an outstanding personality in a completely different way …

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