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Post by borakula on Jul 4, 2005 15:10:06 GMT 3
Ý want you to get any information about the Turkish Akincis.
We got so many rumour about them,
1--Did they really kidnapped prince of liechenstein during 1st seige of wien.
2-information about their weapons,armours and numbers
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Jul 4, 2005 16:42:01 GMT 3
Hi borakula, welcome to the forum! When I was younger I once read in an encyclopedia from the 1960s that Ottoman Akýncý raiders captured Liechenstein during the 2nd siege of Vienna (Wien). However I didn't make additipnal research on that so I can't say much... They were rather low in number (around 4-5,000 if I remember correctly), they must have carried light equipments and I guess they didn't wear armor at all.
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Post by Boorchi Noyan on Apr 16, 2006 2:03:59 GMT 3
what about "slappers" (tokatçi)? Were there really slappers who did not use any weapon just his hand (Ottoman slap)?
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Raiders
Apr 16, 2006 21:52:04 GMT 3
Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Apr 16, 2006 21:52:04 GMT 3
That sounds like fiction to me ;D I never saw such warriors in historical records.
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Jul 26, 2006 22:59:40 GMT 3
Post by Atabeg on Jul 26, 2006 22:59:40 GMT 3
the akincis were more like scouts and spies or like special agent or even commandos
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