{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "also i was reading the memoirs of timur earlier bc im on a\u00a0\u201cprimary source literature on central asian conquerers\u201d binge i guess...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/142939879168/", "html": "

quoms:

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memecucker:

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also i was reading the memoirs of timur earlier bc im on a\u00a0\u201cprimary source literature on central asian conquerers\u201d binge i guess and he does this thing where he\u2019ll talk about how his army completely destroys and pillages a city and enslaves the population and then he\u2019ll be like\u00a0\u201cSince I am a Kind and Juse ruler I wouldve preferred they hadnt done that but they just started tearing everything to Hell so suddenly I figured they must have been possessed by God so far be it from me to defy divine providence\u201d like he seems like kind of a dick

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i believe scholarly consensus reflects the position that yes, timur was \u201ckind of a dick\u201d

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