Timur's Coinage: How Tamerlane Minted a New World Order

In Episode 216, Lucas and Luna turn from Tamerlane's battlefields to his minting houses, exploring how the conqueror used coins to cement his power and reshape the economy of Central Asia. They trace the evolution of Timurid currency from early silver tangkas to the coinage of Samarkand and Herat, and ask what these small metal discs reveals about his ambitions. Along the way, they meet the mints of Kesh and Shahr-i Sabz, the Persian legends stamped over Mongol traditions, and the Chinese-style paper money that never took hold. The episode moves from Tamerlane's first coins—issued in the name of the Chagatai khans—to the gold dinars that challenged Ottoman and Ming prestige, and finally to the Timurid Renaissance under Shah Rukh and Ulugh Beg. Lucas and Luna also consider the practical side: how Tamerlane paid his army, funded his monuments, and why his coinage became a tool of psychological warfare. With references to Ibn Arabshah, the Zafarnama, and the numismatic work of modern scholars, this episode offers a fresh angle on a familiar conqueror, one that asks whether a single coin can hold the weight of an empire. #Tamerlane #TimuridEmpire #Numismatics #Coins #CentralAsia #Samarkand #Mongol #Chagatai #IbnArabshah #Zafarnama #ShahRukh #UlughBeg #Mint #SilkRoad #Economy #History #FexingoHistory #Money Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo