Evening star., 1946-11-10
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tomb of Taherlane the Great. Here is how
dictator looks six centuries afterward

great height and floating about were some red apples
The lord seated cross-egged slken embroidered
carpets amid round pillows He dressed in robe of silk
with high white hat his head, the top of which was
ruby set with pearls and precious stones.
His chief wife also present, in robe of red silk
trimmed with gold lace, long and flowing 1t had
all but fifteen waiting held up the skirts enable
her to walk.
She crested headdress red CLOTH very gh COW
cred with large pearls bes emerads and other precious
stones and embroidered with gold lace On the crown was
little castle top of which three very large rbies
mounted by tall plume of feathers Her hair which was
very black hung down over her bare shoulders She
accompanied by three hundred ladies' and when she sat-
three ladies held her headdress with their hands so that it
might not fall down."
Eloos Show with Elsphants
lHs particular banquet attended by all the ambassadors
of the fifteenth world given city of slen
tents built like castles In of them stabbed IA royal
elephants who during the dinner paraded and performed
before the guests. Their uampng, Gonzales reported
drowned out much of the conversation there was always
plenty to
He have been dazzed most of all by the lordly
use of gold:
Each guest drank of golden Jug There were gold
tables each standing four legs the tables and legs all in
And seven golden walls stood upon the of which
were set with large pearls eeds and tquoses and each
had pearl the mouth There six round golden cups
each table, set with large pearls and in the center was
ruby. two fingers broad"
But the Spanish Ambassador and his companions didn't
enjoy the feast completely. that the interpreter
assigned to them was late in getting his party the banquet
hall
Tamerlane furious How that you have caused me
to be eraged and out he shouted Il order that hole
be bored through that rope be passed through
and you be dragged by punishment He had scarcely
finished speaking when soldiers seized unucky Interpreter
by the
Hoxse. 10 Sheep Fer y smack
1Hs had direct effect the Ambassadors appetite He
ends the description of that day by saying that since they
had not eaten freely the Emperor their lodgings 10
sheep and horse He included load of w1e robes shirts
and hats.
That was Taneane the Magnificent when he was alive
Then history began calling him Tamerlane the Cruel the
Terrible Legend took Historians began doubling the
foktale descriptions of his appearance Nobody sure of
the exact location of his body.
Finally modern scientists entered the scene Despite
the the Soviet expedition out, deep the
interior of Russia They found Tamerlane buried own
capital Samarkand the capital of the Uzbeck Republic
of the US.S.R.
The skeleton sent to Moscow and in a strange wav
Iamerlane has been brought back life He turned over
to NJ Geassmov who odd combination of antropolo
gst and sculptor BY using special measuring instruments
ne was able to form exact idea of Tameranes head The
pictures these pages show his methods and his results
Historians and scientists know what 6OOyear-old