Tamerlane's Chessboard: The Timurid Game of Strategy

For episode 200, we pull up a chair to Tamerlane's favorite pastime: chess. Not the game you know, but a massive 112-square version where camels and giraffes replaced rooks and knights. We explore what his obsession reveals about his mind—his love of complex, patient strategy, his willingness to sacrifice pieces, and even his attempts to outwit his own chroniclers. Along the way, we meet the scholar who invented a chess problem for him, the ambassadors who played him at court, and the legends that grew around his victories on and off the board. This episode is a close look at the game that mirrored the man: vast, intricate, and utterly ruthless. #Tamerlane #TimuridEmpire #ChessHistory #Shatranj #CentralAsia #Samarkand #StrategicGaming #BoardGames #IbnArabshah #Zafarnama #RuyGonzalezDeClavijo #MedievalHistory #MongolEmpire #PersianCulture #Chagatai #Barlas #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo