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Otrar: The Insult That Launched an Empire
A governor stole a caravan. A shah killed an ambassador. The empire born from that betrayal built history's greatest free-trade zone.
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Otrar: The Insult That Launched an Empire
A governor stole a caravan. A shah killed an ambassador. The empire born from that betrayal built history's greatest free-trade zone.