*Samarcande* examines the Central Asian city of Samarkand during the fifteenth century, a period shaped by the legacy of Timur and the political, cultural, and urban life of the Timurid world. Focusing on the years 1400–1500, the book presents the city as a major historical center of power, scholarship, craft, and exchange. It considers how Samarkand’s position on the routes linking Persia, China, India, and the wider Islamic world contributed to its prestige and complexity. The work is suitable for readers interested in the history of Central Asia, the Timurid era, and the development of one of the region’s most celebrated cities.

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