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 TREASURES CARRIED TO SAMARKAND 219 accordingly some thousands of craftsmen were bidden to await my command. All these I distributed among the princes and amirs who were present, or who were officially engaged in other parts of my dominions. I THE MAUSOLEUM OF TIMUR AT SAMARKAND. had determined to build a Jami* Mas j id in Samarkand, the seat of my empire, which should be without a rival in any country; and for this reason I ordered that all builders and stone-masons should be set apart for my own especial service.