Great Adventures: Samarkand in the Age of Tamerlane March 2, 2011

Penn Museum (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology)
3260 South St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Old Samarkand- Afrasiyab was completely destroyed by the Mongol invasion of 1220. The centuries-old site stood abandoned. The new Timurid Samarkand arose in the surrounding gardens to become a model for early modern cities of western Asia. Reception to follow.

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