Quote Originally Posted by IrishArmenian
Did he really have his brother break his Shaman's back?
His Shaman had delusions of grandeur. This was punishment for publicly humiliating his brother.
Did he really let the common people flee to Samarkand before attacking? etc...
The common practice was to show mercy on those who surrendered and to punish those who did not. Bukhara suffered, while the citizens of Samarqand were spared. Prisoners were generally used against their own, an exercise in minimising casualties

........Orda