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Post by hjernespiser on Oct 7, 2009 22:08:49 GMT 3
I know nothing of Khwarezm architecture, but I've been surprised before to find that many Central Asian fortifications look rather European. The technology was developed in the east first and migrated west.
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Post by sarmat on Oct 8, 2009 0:53:19 GMT 3
I don't think so. I believe that Western fortifications are different from the Middle Eastern and Central Asian. Let alone Russian ones.
Crusaders' Kerak castle in the middle of Palestinian desert is a very bizzare structure compare to the local architecture.
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Oct 8, 2009 12:53:26 GMT 3
Ah yes, sorry, forgot that ;D Let's say it's just a mix of Scandinavian-Byzantine-Turkic ;D ;D And if you go to the Medieval Balkans, there isn't anything original there either ;D It's all Byzantine and German origined ;D ;D Uhm, they don't look very similar actually, as Sarmat pointed out
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Post by illuminata on Oct 8, 2009 16:49:09 GMT 3
For any doubts on russian fortifications I suggest you "Medieval Russian Fortresses AD 826-1480" from Osprey Publishing.
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Post by Temüjin on Oct 10, 2009 0:20:29 GMT 3
Crusaders' Kerak castle in the middle of Palestinian desert is a very bizzare structure compare to the local architecture. i don't think Karak in Jordan is 'bizzare' in any way, actually Crusader Castles changed hands a lot and even those built at the time of Saladin for example have a square outline with square-shaped towers.
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Post by sarmat on Oct 10, 2009 1:12:36 GMT 3
i don't think Karak in Jordan is 'bizzare' in any way, actually Crusader Castles changed hands a lot and even those built at the time of Saladin for example have a square outline with square-shaped towers. It's bizarre because it rather reminds of French medieval casstles than local Middle Eastern fortresses. And the fact that it changed hands means nothing. Crusaders' architecture was still distinct from Arab, Byzantine etc.
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Post by Temüjin on Oct 11, 2009 19:02:02 GMT 3
you will still see variations between French castles even in France itself and changing hands does mean something because conquerers often do demolish the fortresses wholesale or they rebuilt or enlargen structures which gives them a mixed appearance.
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Post by Asparuh on Aug 26, 2011 16:02:49 GMT 3
Here are some pictures i have of russian medieval warriors. Pic.1 Attachments:
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Post by Asparuh on Aug 26, 2011 16:04:59 GMT 3
Pic.2 Attachments:
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Post by Asparuh on Aug 26, 2011 16:08:02 GMT 3
Pic 2. These guys were forming part of Ivan 1 Grozny - The Terrible army.So they did many massacres around Medieval Russia.Killed many innocent people just because the King wanted it so. Ivan I The Terrible is in the Book of the Most Horrible Military leaders aver born.He is also responsable for annexing The Kazan Khanate.Happened in his reign after a struggling resistant of the Khanate in which they were some Bulgars too. Attachments:
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Aug 26, 2011 17:43:36 GMT 3
These guys were so similar-looking to Steppe-Central Asian peoples, due to the heavy influences from the Khazars, Pecheneg-Kipchaks, the Golden Horde and their successors.
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Post by Asparuh on Sept 8, 2011 18:57:09 GMT 3
Yes,thats actually true,The clothing and the armour look exactly the same.
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Post by fysaga on Sept 22, 2011 12:52:16 GMT 3
-edited- removed irrelevant pics
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Post by Asparuh on Sept 29, 2011 19:07:50 GMT 3
Interesting pictures.
These Andalucian are they actually Spanish or mixed- Marrocan or Bereber people ? I studied the history of Spain and i know Al Andaluz was conquered by the Arabs.Against who were these people fighting against and were they actually spanish soldiers integrated into the Arab Infantry ?
Another interesting picture is the one for the Ommayads. They try to conquer Constantinople back in 8 century ,but they were stopped and defetaed by the allied forces of Vyzantium and the Bulgar Khanate.
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Post by fysaga on May 1, 2012 15:28:33 GMT 3
-edited- removed irrelevant pics
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