Today's episode had to be thrown together in a hurry but it's appropriate in that July 20 is the anniversary of the Battle of Ankara in 1402, in which Timur crushed the young Ottoman Empire under Sultan Bayazid I (see image) and sent it into a decade long tailspin. Here we'll talk about the battle and then cover that tailspin, which only ended with the …
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Foreign Exchanges is a newsletter that helps you stay on top of important stories happening around the world. Our companion podcast aims to understand the contemporary world by looking to the past. Join host Derek Davison as he interviews writers and scholars whose work sheds light on world history.
Foreign Exchanges is a newsletter that helps you stay on top of important stories happening around the world. Our companion podcast aims to understand the contemporary world by looking to the past. Join host Derek Davison as he interviews writers and scholars whose work sheds light on world history.Listen on
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