![A History of the World in 100 Objects show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/026/875/small/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects.jpg)
Summary: Jade cup that belonged to one of the great leaders of the Timurid Empire. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, tells the story of a cup once owned by Ulugh Beg, who built the great observatory in Samakand and has a crater on the moon named after him. Neil explores the story of the Timurids in Central Asia and the influences that spread along the Silk Road at this time.