Timur Lenk: Epitome of the Turco-Mongol Synthesis Episode 1
The great Mongol invasions in the 13th century left traces of devastation. Entire cities were depopulated, ethnic groups enslaved and deported, and Genghis Khan's family became the most powerful in the world in the short term. The term "Mongol" is still used as an insult on social media today. But recently, voices have been growing that no longer deny a certain admiration for these steppe warriors. In juxtaposition with the old, cosmopolitan world of settled peoples, from China to Germany, the Mongols seem to have been "fresh," brave warriors who hired their officers not according to origin or social position, but according to skill and intelligence. They were closer to nature than the inhabitants of Chang'an, and more culturally tolerant than the Crusaders in Jerusalem. Such a similar admiration was held by a certain Timur, even before the end of the Middle Ages.
More than a century after Genghis Khan's death, this Turko-Mongol set himself the goal of reviving the Mongol Empire. But he himself and his environment in Uzbekistan were nevertheless influenced by Turks, as was the rest of Central Asia. And so he combined ancient Turkic culture with elements of the Mongol systems of rule, proclaiming himself emir over Central Asia. Within a few decades, Timur expanded in all directions. He spread fear and terror, especially in the Islamic Middle East, because of his violent ways. But he was a Muslim himself, and valued education and the arts. Timur invited numerous painters and scholars to his court, and had beautiful splendors built that still decorate the cities of Central Asia today. His reign was the product of a Turkish-Mongol synthesis at its height. But on the way to world domination Timur had to remove many obstacles. The biggest obstacle was he himself.
In the first installment of the TIMUR series, we look at the geopolitical and social background of Timur's era, his youth, and his rise to become the local ruler of Transoxania. Along the way, we also analyze the Mongol Empire and its successor states, most notably the Chagatay Empire, as well as key figures in the post-Mongol history of Central Asia.
This video is the very first collaboration under the KHAN's CLUB banner.
Narrated by: Jay Lamrod
Timur Art by: Sinem Bulut
Interview with: Prof. habil. Martine Robbeets
Special thanks to Osirois Music for his rendition of "Anxious Heart" from the video game Final Fantasy 7.
More than a century after Genghis Khan's death, this Turko-Mongol set himself the goal of reviving the Mongol Empire. But he himself and his environment in Uzbekistan were nevertheless influenced by Turks, as was the rest of Central Asia. And so he combined ancient Turkic culture with elements of the Mongol systems of rule, proclaiming himself emir over Central Asia. Within a few decades, Timur expanded in all directions. He spread fear and terror, especially in the Islamic Middle East, because of his violent ways. But he was a Muslim himself, and valued education and the arts. Timur invited numerous painters and scholars to his court, and had beautiful splendors built that still decorate the cities of Central Asia today. His reign was the product of a Turkish-Mongol synthesis at its height. But on the way to world domination Timur had to remove many obstacles. The biggest obstacle was he himself.
In the first installment of the TIMUR series, we look at the geopolitical and social background of Timur's era, his youth, and his rise to become the local ruler of Transoxania. Along the way, we also analyze the Mongol Empire and its successor states, most notably the Chagatay Empire, as well as key figures in the post-Mongol history of Central Asia.
This video is the very first collaboration under the KHAN's CLUB banner.
Narrated by: Jay Lamrod
Timur Art by: Sinem Bulut
Interview with: Prof. habil. Martine Robbeets
Special thanks to Osirois Music for his rendition of "Anxious Heart" from the video game Final Fantasy 7.
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