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    Section: Antiquity Period
    2500 BCE- 500 CE
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    Antiquity Period

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    Section: Medieval Period
    500 CE- 1600 CE
    Division: Western Empires and Kingdoms


    Medieval Period (500- 1600)


    General Europe
    Sources used by Ian Heath for 12th century knights in Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300:

    KNIGHT c.1100
    -The Modena Archivolt

    KNIGHT c.1160
    -The sleeping soldiers at the Resurrection, Pulpit of William, Cagliari Cathedral


    KNIGHT c.1175 including the Seal of Philippe d'Alsace
    -Effigy of Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex
    -Painting of Simon de Montfort in a window at Chartres Cathedral
    -Constance delivers the infant Frederick to the Duchess of Spoleto &
    -Diepold von Schweinspeunt in the Liber ad honorem Augusti by Pietro da Eboli
    -The Conquest of Mallorca
    -Las Cantigas de Santa Maria or mirror

    KNIGHT c.1180
    -Plate 3, The Hortus Deliciarum by Herrad of Landsberg

    Soldiers in the Rylands Beatus, c.1175
    -Jerusalem, a larger image of register 1 & a larger image of register 2
    -Where kings or merchants lament for Babylon
    -The Antichrist
    -Siege of Jerusalem



    Swiss
    Pictures of Swiss Soldiers by Urs Graf (16th century)

    Pictures of Swiss Soldiers by Urs Graf

    including larger pictures of:
    Standard Bearer by Urs Graf
    Richtstätte by Urs Graf
    The Bearer of the Banner of the Canton Glarus by Urs Graf
    The Standard Bearer of Unterwalden by Urs Graf
    Consiglio di guerra by Urs Graf
    Werbung by Urs Graf
    Battlefield by Urs Graf
    Four Fifers by Urs Graf
    Mercenary love by Urs Graf
    Man with a sundial by Urs Graf
    Standard Bearer by Urs Graf
    Swiss Mercenary by Urs Graf
    Landsknecht and Devil by Urs Graf
    Returning Landsknecht by Urs Graf
    Landsknecht by Urs Graf
    Waffenrock by Urs Graf
    War wife with two children by Urs Graf
    Pikeman of 1514 by Urs Graf
    Swiss Mercenary and prostitute by Urs Graf
    Ensign with Boy at Wayside Cross by Urs Graf



    France (Franks)
    Late 12th century Franks in The Hortus Deliciarum by Herrad of Landsberg, 1185
    Late 12th century Franks in The Hortus Deliciarum by Herrad of Landsberg, 1185
    . Goliath
    . The three Magi
    . Parable of the vigneron homicides
    . Joshua's Battle Against the Amalekites
    . Assault on the City of Dan
    . Battle Between Greed and Generosity

    A drawing of a Knight c.1180, by Ian Heath based on these prints.




    Holy Roman Empire (Germany & Italy)

    Liber ad honorem Augusti, by Pietro da Eboli, Sicily, c.1197
    Liber ad honorem Augusti, by Pietro da Eboli, Sicily, c.1197
    Folio 95r. Virgil, Ovid, Lucan
    Folio 96r. The facts in the life of Roger II. / Birth of Constance d'Hautville. / Henry VI and Constance married. / Their departure for Germany. & larger image
    Folio 97r. Illness and death of William II. People and magnates of Palermo weeping & larger image
    Folio 98r. Mourning for William II of Sicily, larger image & detail
    Folio 99r. The people and the soldiers of the Kingdom cheering respectively for Tancred and the Count of Andria, candidates to the throne of Sicily.
    Folio 100r. Matteo d'Ajello tries to induce Gualtiero d'Offamil to support Tancred of Lecce.
    Folio 101r. Greek, Saracen, Latin & Jewish Notaries. Messengers of Tancred de Hauteville & detail
    Folio 102r. Triumphal entry of King Tancred into Palermo & larger image
    Folio 103r. Allusions to the future fall and deformity of Tancred., larger image & detail
    Folio 104r. The Count of Andria in jail.
    Folio 105r. Henry VI went to Rome to be crowned by Pope Celestine III. & larger image
    Folio 106r. Messengers of the Emperor / Messengers from Germany, larger image & detail
    Folio 107r. Frederick Barbarossa on the 3rd Crusade / his death in Salef / Henry VI arrives in Sicily, larger image & detail
    Folio 108r. The abbot of Montecassino Roffredo meets the emperor. Surrender of Rocca d'Arce. The emperor accompanied to Capua by the Archbishop. & larger image
    Folio 109r. Henry VI besieging Naples (1191) / Count Richard of Acerra wounded by an arrow. & larger image
    Folio 110r. Dressing of the wound of Count Richard of Acerra / Tancred fights Bohemian Knights / Ambassadors from Salerno before the royal couple, larger image & detail
    Folio 111r. Entrance of Constance d'Hautville into Salerno. / Fighting between the forces of Salerno, Tancred and the Empire in the castle, and those on the other hill called Tuoro & larger image
    Folio 112r. Visit of the Archdeacon of Salerno to the sick Emperor in Naples. & larger image, detail & another detail
    Folio 113r. Public discourse of Count Richard of Acerra and the Archbishop of Salerno because the Neapolitans will not leave the city. Neapolitan women. & larger image
    Folio 114r. Departure of the ill Henry VI for Germany & larger image
    Folio 115r. Salerni uprising against the Empress Constance. & larger image
    Folio 116r. The people of Salerno attack the palace wherein dwells Empress Constance. The Empress talks to the Salerni. & larger image
    Folio 117r. Assault by the Salerni on the Terracina Palace, Salerno. / The Empress Constance prays. & larger image
    Folio 118r. The Empress Constance in prayer. / Constance prisoner of Elia di Gisualdo
    Folio 119r. Departure of the captive Empress Constance d'Hautville for Messina. & larger image
    Folio 120r. Empress Constance Arriving in Messina. / Empress Constance talks with Tancred. & larger image
    Folio 121r. Tancred saddened thinking about the future. / Count Richard of Acerra advances on Capua. & larger image
    Folio 122r. Speech by Conrad von Lutzelhard besieged in Capua, his soldiers and Capuans. & larger image
    Folio 123r. Episode of the assault on Capua by Count Richard of Acerra. / The burial of the bodies after the battle. & larger image
    Folio 124r. The Empress Constance conducted as prisoner to Palermo. / Constance in conversation with the Queen Sibyl. & larger image
    Folio 125r. Message exchanges between Tancred and Queen Sibyl about the prisoner - Empress Constance. & larger image
    Folio 126r. Empress Constance imprisoned in the Castle of the Saviour in Naples at the behest of Matthew of Ajello. & larger image
    Folio 127r. Matthew of Ajello embraces his two wives. / Matthew of Ajello bathes his feet in the blood of a child to treat gout.
    Folio 128r. The Empress Constance released at the intersession of Pope Celestine III. / Constance leaves for Germany. & larger image
    Folio 129r. Arrest, defence and forgiveness of Richard the Lionheart, back from the Crusades., larger image & detail
    Folio 130r. Storming of S. Germano by Diepold von Schweinspeunt & larger image
    Folio 131r. The army and the fleet of the Emperor Henry VI to conquer the kingdom of Sicily. & larger image
    Folio 132r. Salerno attacked by the imperial troops & larger image
    Folio 133r. Diepold von Schweinspeunt. / Escape of Guido di Castelvecchio, who had tried to seize the prey made by Diepold von Schweinspeunt in his raids, larger image & detail
    Folio 134r. Castles of Sicily. / The Emperor Henry VI in Favara receives ambassadors of Palermo. / Sadness of Queen Sibyl. / Entrance of the Emperor into Palermo. & larger image
    Folio 135r. Queen Sibyl while praying to the Apostles Peter and Paul.
    Folio 136r. Henry VI. / Conspiracy of Sibylla of Acerra against Henry VI in favor of William III's son Tancred & larger image
    Folio 137r. Denunciation of the conspiracy, capture and imprisonment of the conspirators. & larger image
    Folio 138r. The Empress Constance, when leaving for Sicily, entrusts the little Frederick Roger (the future Frederick II) to the Duchess of Spoleto. & larger image
    Folio 139r. Dedication image. The poet, accompanied by Chancellor Konrad von Querfurt, hands over the work to the Emperor Henry VI & larger image
    Folio 140r. Peter of Eboli invokes Wisdom.
    Folio 141r. Picture alluding to the peace that occurred under the Emperor Henry VI.
    Folio 142r. The chancellor receiving tribute from Arabs. Markward von Annweiler stands on the right.
    Folio 143r. Six paintings from the Old Testament that adorn the Sicilian Palace / Frederick I and his sons Henry and Phillip / Frederick I orders the cutting down of forests in Hungary on his crusade & larger image, detail & another detail
    Folio 144r. A notary and people.
    Folio 145r. Under a large arch Chancellor Conrad talking to the nobles of the kingdom to his right, behind him two armed with swords in hand.
    Folio 146r. Henry enthroned among the seven virtues and the triumph over Tancred, who lies under the wagon of Fortuna & larger image
    Folio 147r. Henry VI on the throne flanked by Marcovaldo of Anweiler to his right, Chancellor Konrad of Querfurt to his left & Heinrich von Kalden below him & larger image, detail & another detail



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    Spain & Moorish Content
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    Codex Calixtinus (Liber Sacti Jocobi), 1135- 1139 CE
    Charlemagne, Roland & the Knights on their way to Compostela, Spain
    12th century Spanish soldiers & hunters in the Frescos from the Church of San Baudelio de Berlanga, Soria
    Rylands Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana, Spain, c.1175
    Las Huelgas Apocalypse by Beatus of Liebana, Spain, 1220AD copy
    David and Goliath in Biblia Segunde de San Isidoro de Leon, 1162AD
    Ceiling panel with a fight between a Christian knight and a Muslim, Spain - 12th century
    Ceiling panel with a knight of the House of Anjou struck down by a knight with the coat of arms of Catalonia-Aragon and those of Swabia of Frederic of Sicily

    Illustrations of Andalusians from the story of Bayad and Riyad, 13th century
    Spanish, Granadine & Moroccan Soldiers of the 13th Century in Las Cantigas de Santa Maria
    13th century Spanish & Moorish Soldiers in the frescos of The Conquest of Mallorca.


    Spanish Soldiers in Frescos from the Church of San Baudelio de Berlanga, Soria - 12th century
    Spanish Soldiers in Frescos from the Church of San Baudelio de Berlanga, Soria - 12th century
    Spanish spearman with shield & A drawing of a Spanish Town Militiaman based on this fresco
    Soldiers and The Three Marys at the Sepulchre
    Archer Hunting
    Horseman Hunting
    Mounted Falconer

    Andalusian costume in illustrations from The story of Bayad and Riyadh (Hadith Bayad wa Riyad), 13th century
    Andalusian costume in illustrations from The story of Bayad and Riyadh (Hadith Bayad wa Riyad), 13th century
    f. 1r. Frontispiece
    f. 2v. image of the Old counseling Bayad and warning him.
    f. 9r. Image of Riyadh playing the lute in the garden in front of the image of Lady and Bayad, the Old and all the bridesmaids.
    f. 10r. Image of Bayad playing the lute in the presence of the Lady and her entourage. . Large image of folio 10r.
    f. 13r The Lady (alsayyida) who speaks with the Old (al-'aguz) and Riyadh
    f. 17r. Image of Sumul who speaks to Bayad who is near the garden on the river and she hands him a letter from Riyadh. . Large image of folio 17r.
    f. 19r. Image of Bayad lying, passed out, on the bank of the river and image of the young relative of the Old who stops beside his companion and gives a funeral eulogy, both located in front of one of the gardens of the River Tartar. . Large image of folio 19r.
    f. 22r. Image of Bayad together with the women in the house, while delivering the letter of Riyadh
    f. 26v. Image of Riyadh prostrate in front of her Lady and image of the Old and the maids who look on.
    f. 31r. Image of Bayad playing chess with a relative of the Old (the qarib) and image of the Old who visited them.

    See also:
    A North Africa 'Book of Fixed Stars' by al-Sufi, 1224
    Las Cantigas de Santa Maria, c.1284 or mirror
    The murals of the Conquesta de Mallorca, 1285-1290


    Moorish (North Africa
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    Hungary
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    [B]Images of the Legend of Saint Ladislaus of the 14th & 15th Centuries (Hungary)[/B]

    Cuman and Hungarian Soldiers in the Saint Ladislaus legend
    including:
    Mural in the Székelyderzs (Dârjiu) Unitarian Church, Romania
    ...
    larger image of the left. . larger image of the centre. . larger image of the right.
    ... The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Képes Krónika
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Catholic church of Gelence (Ghelinïa), Románia
    . detail of left (2.6MB)
    . detail of centre left
    . detail of centre right
    . detail of right
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Tereske church, northern Hungary
    . larger image
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Türje church, western Hungary
    . larger image
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Velka Lomnica church
    . larger image
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Bibarcfalva (Biborteni) church, Romania
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Anjou Legendarium, Vatican Library
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Rimavska Bana (Rimabánya), Slovakia
    . detail of the girl and St Ladislaus
    . detail of the Cumans
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Sepsikilyén, Transylvania
    . large image of the left
    . large image of the centre
    . large image of the right
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Unitarian Church of Homoródkarácsonyfalva / Craeciunel / Krötschendorf, Romania
    . large image of the left
    . large image of the right
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Bántornya, Slovenia
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Maksa, Romania
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Chronicle of Johannes de Thurocz (Thuróczy János), 1488
    . a larger image


    Paintings and drawings based on the above:
    ...
    ... Cuman warrior, 13th century by Angus McBride from Mounted Archers of the Steppe 600 BC - AD 1300 by A.Karasulas
    Cuman Mercenary c1300 by Angus McBride from Byzantine Armies 1118-1461 AD by Ian Heath
    Cuman Mercenary 14th Century from Byzantine Armies 1118-1461 AD by Ian Heath
    Cuman, 12th-13th centuries, from Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath
    Hungarian Knight, 13th century, from Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath
    and Cuman in an extract from Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath



    Romanian
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    Cuman and Hungarian Soldiers in the Saint Ladislaus legend including: Mural in the Székelyderzs (Dârjiu) Unitarian Church, Romania

    Cuman and Hungarian Soldiers in the Saint Ladislaus legend

    Mural in the Székelyderzs (Dârjiu) Unitarian Church, Romania

    ... . larger image of the left. . larger image of the centre. . larger image of the right.
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Képes Krónika
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Catholic church of Gelence (Ghelinïa), Románia
    . detail of left (2.6MB)
    . detail of centre left
    . detail of centre right
    . detail of right
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Tereske church, northern Hungary
    . larger image
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Türje church, western Hungary
    . larger image
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Velka Lomnica church
    . larger image
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Fresco of the Bibarcfalva (Biborteni) church, Romania
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Anjou Legendarium, Vatican Library
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Rimavska Bana (Rimabánya), Slovakia
    . detail of the girl and St Ladislaus
    . detail of the Cumans
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Sepsikilyén, Transylvania
    . large image of the left
    . large image of the centre
    . large image of the right
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Unitarian Church of Homoródkarácsonyfalva / Craeciunel / Krötschendorf, Romania
    . large image of the left
    . large image of the right
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Bántornya, Slovenia
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Church of Maksa, Romania
    The Saint Ladislaus legend in the Chronicle of Johannes de Thurocz (Thuróczy János), 1488
    . a larger image


    Paintings and drawings based on the above:
    ...
    Cuman warrior, 13th century by Angus McBride from Mounted Archers of the Steppe 600 BC - AD 1300 by A.Karasulas
    Cuman Mercenary c1300 by Angus McBride from Byzantine Armies 1118-1461 AD by Ian Heath
    Cuman Mercenary 14th Century from Byzantine Armies 1118-1461 AD by Ian Heath
    Cuman, 12th-13th centuries, from Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath
    Hungarian Knight, 13th century, from Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300 by Ian Heath
    and Cuman in an extract from Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1096-1291 by Ian Heath


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    Category 7: Art Gallery
    Section: Pre-modern Period
    1600 CE- 1800 CE
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    Pre-Modern Period


    Ottoman Turkish Empire


    Ottoman military pictures from Hans Sloan's Album 'The Habits of the Grand Signor's Court', c.1620

    Ottoman military pictures from Hans Sloan's Album 'The Habits of the Grand Signor's Court', c.1620
    Larger Images:
    A Peyk, or running footman
    Bostanci basi
    Ulak
    Silahdar
    Peyk
    Yeniceri
    Seferli. A Janissary on campaign
    Yeniceri asci
    Torba oglani. A young Janissary in training
    Sipahi
    Cebici
    Topcu
    Seyban
    Reis
    Azeb
    Cezayir
    Zurnaci
    Davulcu
    Egyptian youth
    Rumeli sipahi
    Tatar
    Peyk basi
    Kul oglan, the son of a yeniceri
    Sipahi zade, son of a sipahi


    Caspar Luyken Prints of Ottomans from Abraham a Sancta Clara's Neu-eröffnete Welt-Galleria, 1703

    Caspar Luyken Prints of Ottomans from Abraham a Sancta Clara's Neu-eröffnete Welt-Galleria, 1703
    A Turkish Border Pasha
    A Janissary.
    A Peik.
    A Eunuch
    An archer of the Turkish Galleys - Azab.
    A Tartar.
    Mustapha II, Ottoman Sultan.
    A Turkish mute.
    Tribute Children.
    The Koran Carrier.
    A Janissary in Full Dress.
    A Turkish Border Pasha - Delli

    Caspar Luyken Prints from Abraham a Sancta Clara's Neu-eröffnete Welt-Galleria, 1703
    ... Caspar Luyken Prints from Abraham a Sancta Clara's Neu-eröffnete Welt-Galleria, 1703
    Larger Images:
    A Turkish Border Pasha
    A Janissary.
    A Peik.
    A Eunuch
    An archer of the Turkish Galleys - Azab.
    A Tartar.
    Mustapha II, Ottoman Sultan.
    A Turkish mute.
    Tribute Children.
    The Koran Carrier.
    A Janissary in Full Dress.
    A Turkish Border Pasha - Delli


    The present state of the Ottoman Empire by Sir Paul Rycaut, 1667

    The present state of the Ottoman Empire by Sir Paul Rycaut, 1667
    A Janizary.
    A spahi.
    The Chaousbashee or cheife of the pursuivants.
    Delee, or one of the Viziers guard.
    Emir Bashee, or head of Mahomets kindered.
    Janizar Agasi or generall of the Janizaries.
    Men in the Turkish royal court, 17th century.
    Men in the Turkish royal court (2), 17th century.
    The prime Vizier



    Mysore
    The Mysore Wars of Haidar Ali & Tipu Sultan (1780s & 90s)

    ... The Mysore Wars of Haidar Ali & Tipu Sultan (1780s & 90s)
    Haidar Ali And Tipu Sultan And The Struggle With The Musalman Powers Of The South By Lewin B. Bowring as a Rich Text or MS Word document
    Armies of the Wars in India: by Paul D. Stevenson
    Armies of the Wars in India: The British Army by Paul D. Stevenson
    Armies of the Wars in India: Part IV The Mysoreans by Paul D. Stevenson
    Bombay Grenadier, Sepoy 1800 by Jack Cassin-Scott
    Sepoys of Madras, Bengal and Bombay, c.1816 after Fitzclarence
    Soldier of Tipu Sultan of Mysore armed with a flintlock musket
    Charles Gold's Oriental Drawings, 1806
    . Including Mysore Regular Infantry, Sepoys of the Madras Establishment,
    . Officers and Private of the Gun Lascar Corps, Madras_Establishment,
    . A Naigue of the Bombay Grenadier Battalion
    . and infantry & cavalry in front of Tipoo's Palace.
    Handcoloured engravings by Frederic Shoberl from his work 'The World in Miniature: Hindoostan'
    Muhammad Ali Khan, Nawab of Arcot and the Carnatic, 1770, by Tilly Keitle
    Drawing of Mangalore fort after it was taken by the British in 1783

    Portraits
    ... Ink sketch of Haidar Ali in Durbar from Vincent Smith's, India in the British Period (part III of Oxford History of India), Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1920.
    Photograph of ink drawing of Haidar Ali (died 1782) captioned, 'Haidar Ali in his younger years,' from C. Hayavadana Rao's History of Mysore, Government Printing Press, Bangalore, India, 1943.
    Portrait of Tipu Sultan by an anonymous Indian artist in Mysore, ca. 1790-1800. From Kate Brittlebank's, Tipu Sultan's Search for Legitimacy, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1997.
    Ink sketch titled, 'Tipu Sultan, Another view'. From C. Hayavadana Rao's, History of Mysore, 1399 to 1799, volume III, Bangalore: Government Press, 1943.
    Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore (1782-1799). Oil on canvas. Portrait produced in 1792.



    The Russian Empire
    Russian Artillery 18th century
    Русские артиллерийские орудия 18 века / 18th century Russian artillery : picture and plate about Russian artillery. Particularity interesting for "blueprints".


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    Section: Napoleonic Era
    1790 CE- 1815 CE
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    Napoleonic Era

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    Egyptian Campaign
    Mameluke in full armour, engraved by Moritz Michael, 1790-1849.
    Illustration of a Mameluke from Description De L'Egypte, Vol II, plate D, Left Panel
    Illustration of an Alexandrian Sailor from Description De L'Egypte, Vol II, plate D, Right Panel
    30 Illustrations from Description De L'Egypte, Vol II, plate K:
    . 1, 2 & 3: Militairy Costumes including Janissary
    . 4: Militairy Costume
    . 5: Bey
    . 6: Diverse Costume
    . 7, 8 & 9: Mameluke, Bey & Diverse Costume
    . 10 & 11: Diverse Costume & Militairy Costume
    . 12: Arab
    . 13 & 14: Dancers
    . 15: Arab
    . 16 & 17: Sheik & Mameluke
    . 18 & 19: Sheik & Diverse Costume
    . 20 & 21: Sheiks
    . 22, 23 & 24: Diverse Costumes
    . 25: Women in the harem
    . 26: Bride
    . 27: Women in the harem
    . 28, 29 & 30: Coptic Scribe & Diverse Costumes



    Illustrations of Ottomans by Octavien d'Alvimart, engraved F.H. Clark, in McLean's The Military Costume of Turkey, 1813
    Illustrations of Ottomans by Octavien d'Alvimart, engraved F.H. Clark, in McLean's The Military Costume of Turkey, 1813
    Grand Vizier. . Alternative scans
    Capitan Pacha. . Capitan Pacha.
    Pacha. . Pacha.
    Capidgi Bachi. . Capidgi Bachi.
    Janizary. . Janizary.
    Janizary. . Janizary.
    Janizary of Arabia Felix. . Janizary of Arabia Felix.
    Ladle Bearer. . Ladle Bearer.
    Colonel of Janizaries. . Colonel of Janizaries.
    Officer of Janizaries. . Officer of Janizaries.
    Military Chief of Upper Egypt. . Military Chief of Upper Egypt.
    Bey. . Bey.
    Mameluke of Egypt. . Mameluke of Egypt.
    Mameluke Officer. . Mameluke Officer.
    Mameluke of Constantinople. . Mameluke of Constantinople.
    Mameluke of Grand Seignior. . Mameluke of Grand Seignior.
    Mameluke of Grand Vizier. . Mameluke of Grand Vizier.
    Cavalry. . Cavalry.
    Spahis. . Spahis.
    Officer of Spahis. . Officer of Spahis.
    Ensign Bearer of the Spahis . Ensign Bearer of the Spahis
    Soldier of Turkish Artillery. . Soldier of Turkish Artillery.
    Officer of Turkish Artillery. . Officer of Turkish Artillery.
    Officer of European Infantry. . Officer of European Infantry.
    Soldier of European Infantry. . Soldier of European Infantry.
    Soldier of Albania. . Soldier of Albania.
    Arnaut Soldier. . Arnaut Soldier.
    Caramanian Soldier. . Caramanian Soldier.
    Bostangi. . Bostangi.
    Officer of Police. . Officer of Police.


    Illustrations by Octavien d'Alvimart, in Miller's The Costume of Turkey, 1802
    Illustrations by Octavien d'Alvimart, in Miller's The Costume of Turkey, 1802
    A Bosniac
    Bostandji Bachi
    Two Janissaries in their Dress of Ceremony
    The Captain Pasha
    A Sailor
    Reis Effendi
    Private Secretary to the Grand Signior
    A Member of the Divan
    An Attendant on the Harem of the Grand Signior
    Kislar Aga
    Ich oglan: young slave trained to be a Janissary
    Tchocadar-servant
    A Dervish
    Dervish in his typical costume
    A Turkish Woman in her Wedding Dress
    A Female Bedouin of the Desert, with her child
    Dancer
    A Turkish Woman in Provincial Dress
    A Turk in his Chall, or Shawl
    A Female of the Island of Naxos
    Women of the Island of Andros


    Ottomans in the Augsburger Bilder, 1802-1810 (many based on d'Alvimart's drawings)
    Ottomans in the Augsburger Bilder, 1802-1810
    Ottoman Turkish Infantry
    . Arab Mamalukes & Asiatic Light Infantry
    . European Turkish Cavalry
    . Asiatic Turkish Cavalry
    . Ottoman Turkish Artillery



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    Category 7: Art Gallery
    Section: Modern Period
    1800 CE- 2000 CE
    Division: -


    Modern Period



    Ottoman Illustrations from Elbicei Atika. Musée des Anciens Costumes Turcs de Constantinople by Jean Brindesi, 1855
    Ottoman Illustrations from Elbicei Atika. Musée des Anciens Costumes Turcs de Constantinople
    by Jean Brindesi, 1855

    Sultan Mahmud II . Minister of the Interior . Grand Vizier
    Janissary Aga . Foreign Minister . The Executor of the Laws .
    Grand Judge . Grand Admiral . Officer of the Admiralty
    Janissary worker . Captain . Galleon Sailor . Fireman
    Inspector of Roads . Sergeant of the Guard Corps Commander . Commander of a Guard Corps
    Janissary in official costume . Battalion Chief of the first Reform of Sultan Mahmoud . Chief of Artillery . Battalion Chief of the Reform
    Gunner - Horse Artillery . Captain of Foot Artillery . Gunner
    Mortar Gunners
    Soldier of the Reform . Soldier (1st Reform) . Soldier (Reform of Sultan Selim) . Soldier (1st Reform of Sultan Mahmoud)
    Chief Cook's Assistant (Officer) . Cook's Assistants . Water Carrier (Officer) .
    Janissary of the Guard Corps . Pay Officer of the 25th Battalion . Room Leader . Sub-Officer of the Guard Corps
    Officer of Order . Lieutenant General . Chamberlain . Regimental Fourrier
    Chasseur of the 33rd Battalion . Senior Officer (ceremonial dress) . Chasseur of the 33rd Battalion
    Weapons Room Guard . Colonel of the Armorers . Guard of the Imperial Palace of Adrianople . Courier
    Soldier of Police (Patrol) . ADC to the Lieutenant General . Messenger of the Palace (Officer) .
    Chief of the Buffoons . Dervish . Buffoon of the Volunteers . Chief of irregular cavalry
    Footman of the Grand Vizier . Usher of the Divan . Guard of the Ambassadors
    Herald . Chief of Volunteers . (saddler of the 64th Battalion) . General of Artillery
    Chief of the Black Eunuchs . Dwarf . Chief of the White Eunuchs
    Page in the Palace . Palace Dwarf . Palace Mute (Page) .
    1st Valet of the Sultan . Sword Bearer . Archer bodyguard to the Sultan . Messenger/Guard of Honour
    Master of Ceremonies . (& lower order) . White Eunuch in the Service of the Harem . Crier of Prayers

    Generally larger images from a set of Turkish postcards made in the 1950s
    ... Sultan Mahmut II . Kethüda Bey . Sadrazam
    Yeniçeri Orta Ağası . Reis-Efendi . Şeyhülislam (Shaykh Al-Islam) . Çavuş Baş Şatırı
    Kazasker (Kadi El Asker) . Kaptan Paşa . Çuhadar
    Pırpırı Esnaf . Kaptan . Kalyoncu . Tulumbacı
    Yol Hasekisi . Bölük Ağası Çuhadar . Bölük Ağası
    Keçeli Nefer . Nizam-I Cedid Bimbaşı . Topçu Başı . Binbası
    Suvari Topçu Neferi . Piyade Topçu Yüzbaşısı . Suvari Topçu Neferi
    Humbaracı
    Eğri Kalpaklı . Şubara Neferi . Nizam - I Cedid Neferi . Şubara Neferi
    Baş Karakolluktçu . Karakolluktçu . Orta Sakasi .
    Kolluk Neferi . Keçeli . Oda Başı . Kolluk Bayraktarı
    Baş Çavuş . Kul Kethüdası (Kâhyası) . Kapıcı Başı . Orta Çavuşu
    Karakullukçu . Usta . Karakullukçu
    Cephane Karakullukçusu . Cephane Çorbacısı . Bostancı . Şatır
    Salma Neferi . Nöbetçi . Haseki Ağa .
    Soytarı Başı . Bektaşı Devesi . Soytarı . Deli Başı
    Çuhadar . Divan Çavuşu . Yasakçı
    Müjdeci Başı . Serdengeçti Ağası . Saraç Başı . Salı Usta . Cebeci Kâhyası (Cebeciler Kethüdası)
    Kizlar Ağası . Cüce . Kapısı Ağası (Ak Ağa)
    İç Ağaları . Cüce . Enderun Dilsizi .
    Baş Çuhadar . Silahtar Ağası . Solak . Peyk
    İç Oglan Çavuşları . . Zülüflü Baltacı . Eski Saray Baltacısı . Müezzin



    20th Century Conflicts

    Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942

    Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942
    Index
    ... Admiralty Islands in 1942 " We were first ! " Unit History of Australian No.1 Independent Company
    Armoured Vehicles in the Pacific War
    Special Dutch East Indies 1941-1942 Bibliography
    BIOGRAPHIES The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942
    Books & Bibliography
    The Chronology of the Dutch East Indies, December 1941 - March 1942
    The Pacific War 1941-1945: THE LINKS
    Massacres of POWs, Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942
    The Pacific War - The Untold Stories 1941-1945
    The Submarine War
    Uniforms
    Veterans of the Dutch East Indies Campaign
    The War at Sea


    Air Force
    ... 201st Mexican Fighter Squadron
    US Patrol Wing 10 in the Dutch East Indies, 1942
    During a little-known raid, Japan's newest four-engine flying boat was put to a challenging test: a flight of more than 3,000 miles to attack Hawaii.
    Save your life! An account of NAP 1/C Shinsaku Yamakawa during the attack on USS oiler Pecos, Java Sea 1942
    Royal Air Force Ranks (RAF)
    Who sank IJN destroyer Shinonome, December 1941?
    The restless sky over Tarakan Island, January 13th 1942


    Armour
    ... Alvis-Straussler Armoured Cars in the Netherlands East Indies
    The Use of Armoured Vehicles on Borneo, 1941-1942
    British Armoured Units in the Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942
    Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light Tanks in the Netherlands East Indies
    Chinese Nationalist Armour in World War II
    100th Indian Independent Light Tank Squadron, Malaya 1942
    The Japanese Armoured Units in the Dutch East Indies 1941-1942
    Japanese Armoured Units on Java Island, 1942
    Dutch (KNIL) Armoured Units in the Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942
    Japanese Armoured Units on Timor Island, 1942


    Land Combats
    ... The Japanese Invasion of Ambon Island, January 1942
    The capture of Andaman Islands, March 1942
    The capture of Bali Island, February 1942
    The capture of Balikpapan, January 1942
    The Banda Sea Operations 1941-1942
    The capture of Bandjermasin
    The conquest of Borneo Island, 1941-1942
    Buka Island, No. 3 Section, ’A’ Platoon, First Independent Company, AIF
    The Mystery of Christmas Island, March 1942
    The Dutch Submarine Operations in the Dutch East Indies 1941-1942
    "Diggers" on East Timor ! The East Timor Island, March 1942 to December 1942
    The Japanese Invasion of Sumatra Island
    Pacific War 1941-1945 Guidelines
    The Japanese paratroopers in the Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942
    The conquest of Java Island, March 1942
    Photo Gallery - The Fall of Java Island, March 1942
    The Fall of Kendari, January 1942
    "Seventy minutes before Pearl Harbor" The landing at Kota Bharu, Malaya, on December 7th 1941
    The Lesser Sunda Islands 1941-1942
    The capture of Makassar, February 1942
    The capture of Manokwari, April 1942
    Manus Island, experience of No. 4 Section, 'B' Platoon, First Independent Company, Australian Imperial Force
    The Fall of Menado, January 1942
    The last Dutch fortress in the East Indies - Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, 1942
    The Fall of Dutch New Guinea, April 1942
    An Abandoned Army - The KNIL and The Japanese Invasion of Northern Dutch Sumatra
    The Battle for Palembang, February 1942
    The capture of Rabaul and Kavieng, January 1942
    The capture of Riouw Archipelago
    The Japanese occupation of Sandakan, January 1942
    The Invasion of British Borneo in 1942
    The Italian Armed Forces in China, 1937-1943
    The capture of Tarakan Island, January 1942
    The Japanese Invasion of Dutch West Timor Island, February 1942
    The fighting on Portuguese East Timor, 1942


    General
    ... Chronology of the Dutch East Indies, 1 December 1941 - 6 December 1941
    Chronology of the Dutch East Indies, 7 December 1941 - 11 December 1941
    Chronology of the Dutch East Indies, 12 December 1941 - 18 December 1941
    Chronology of the Dutch East Indies, 19 December 1941 - 24 December 1941
    Chronology of the Dutch East Indies, 25 December 1941 - 31 December 1941
    Cocos Islands during World War II
    Japan's need for oil and the Embargo (1940-1941)
    Index of Indonesian-Dutch Geographic Names
    Medical Patrol on Manus Island, 1941
    Portugal in War
    Weapons and Equipment during the Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942
    Japanese Propaganda Postcards Of WW2


    Naval
    ... Allied Merchant Ship Losses in the Pacific and Southeast Asia
    "The Lost Oppurtunity !" The Badung Strait Battle, February 1942
    "The Night Hawks of Balikpapan" The Balikpapan Raid, January 1942
    British and Australian Warship Losses in the Dutch East Indies
    Dutch Warship Losses in the Dutch East Indies (December 7th, 1941 - March 8th, 1942)
    The USS Houston's Corner
    Italian submarines and surface vessels in the Far East: 1940-45
    Imperial Japanese Navy Submarine Operations in the Dutch East Indies 1941-194
    The Japanese Shipping Losses in the Pacific and Southeast Asia (December 7th, 1941 - March 9th, 1942)
    The Java Sea Battle
    Dutch Maritime Disasters in the Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942
    Naval Ranks
    The Ondina Story
    The story of Dutch sloop Soemba
    " It seems almost impossible ! " Soviet Submarines sail across the Seven Seas
    The Japanese Submarine War, 1941-1942
    The Sunda Strait Battle
    Home Is The Sailor
    The U-Boat War in the Indian Ocean
    The USN and Royal Navy Submarine Operations in the Dutch East Indies 1941-1942
    The United States Warship Losses in the Dutch East Indies

    Uniforms
    ... Australian Uniforms, 1941-1942
    The British Uniforms, 1941-1942
    Dutch Uniforms, 1941-1942
    Japanese Uniforms, 1941-1942
    KNIL Uniforms 1918-1942
    Militaire Luchtvardienst (ML-KNIL) - The uniforms of 1918-1928
    United States Uniforms, 1941-1942


    Units & Orders of Battle

    ... Never Unprepared - A History of the 26th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Dutch Air Force Order of Battle in the Dutch East Indies, 30 November 1941
    Australian First Independent Company, 1942
    The Gunners: A History of Australian Artillery
    Japanese garrisons on the by-passed Pacific Islands 1944-1945
    Order of battle for Dutch, British, Australian, USA and Japanese Army
    Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces
    Structure of an Australian Independent Company, 1942
    Order of Battle of the Asiatic Fleet and the 16th Naval District


    POWs, Internees, Massacres, Survivors & Brutality
    ... The Balikpapan Massacre, February 1942
    The Bangka Island Massacre, February 1942
    Why was the war in the Pacific so brutal?
    Execution of Allied Air Force Officer by the Japanese, New Guinea
    The death of Private Kauffman, USMC Sumay Barracks, Guam Island, December 10th, 1941
    The Carnage at Laha, February 1942
    Look back at us in mercy
    Why have the Japanese defeated us ?


    Veteran's Stories

    ... Interview with Ronald Ashton
    Interview with Felix Bakker
    Interview with Arie Biemond
    Interview with Christopher Briggs
    The story of Captain G.F. Stephan, Tarakan Island Island 1942
    The Story of De Ruyter survivors, the flagship of Admiral Doorman, February 1942
    The story of Cornelis de Wolf, sole survivor of O-16, December 1941
    Interview with John Rodney Guidry
    Interview with Alfred Hansen
    Interview with Adriaan Kannegieter
    Interview with Raymond Kester
    Interview with Cyril J. Morris
    The story of Jack Sercombe, Ambon Island 1942
    Interview with Franciscus Johannes Zantvoort



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    Category 7: Historical Maps
    Section: Maps
    Division: -

    Historical Map Gallery

    ...

    Mysore (Premodern Period)

    Map of Mysore in 1704 from 'Historical Atlas of India', by Charles Joppen (London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1907).
    Map of Mysore in 1751 from 'Historical Atlas of India', by Charles Joppen (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1907).
    Carnatic Wars map from 'Historical Atlas of India', by Charles Joppen (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1907).
    Map of Hyder Ali's dominions in 1780, by Charles Joppen (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1907)
    Map to illustrate the Mysore Wars 1784, by Charles Joppen from 'Historical Atlas of India,' by Charles Joppen (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1907).
    Map of India in 1795 from 'Historical Atlas of India,' by Charles Joppen (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1907).
    Map of India 1805 by Charles Joppen from 'A Historical Atlas of India for the use of High-Schools, Colleges, and Private Students', 1907
    Map of 'The Southern Provinces of Hindoostan', 1794, by R. Wilkinson, London, from A General Atlas being A Collection of Maps of the World and Quarters, the Principal Empires, Kingdoms &c. with their several Provinces & others Subdivisions, Correctly Delineated.
    Map from 'The Southern Provinces of Hindoostan', 1800, by Robert Wilkinson, London.
    INDIA 1765 Map from 'The Imperial Gazetteer Atlas of India', 1908
    'Madras (Southern section) with Mysore, Coorg, and Travancore' by J.G. Bartholomew from Imperial Gazetteer, 1907-1909, Volume 18, opposite page 250.
    1700-1792 Map from 'The Historical Atlas' by William R. Shepherd, 1923






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    Category 7: Art Gallery
    Section: Medieval Period
    500 CE- 1600 CE
    Division: Eastern Kingdoms and Empires

    Medieval Period (Eastern Factions)

    Mongols

    Illustrations of Ilkhanid Mongols in the Kitab-i Samak 'Ayyar (part 3), c.1330

    Illustrations of Ilkhanid Mongols in the Kitab-i Samak 'Ayyar (part 3), c.1330

    Samak Ayyar folio 003a Soldiers attacking a man lying outside a castle
    Samak Ayyar folio 013b Farrukhruz weeping at the sight of Gulru
    Samak Ayyar folio 019b A man and woman riding camels
    Samak Ayyar folio 031b The King of Chin's men trying to capture Samak, Mah Pari and her maidservant
    Samak Ayyar folio 039b Battle between Jamshid and Khurshidshah
    Samak Ayyar folio 046a Samak in disguise dancing before the king and queen
    Samak Ayyar folio 053a Deathbed scene of Khurshidshah surrounded by courtiers
    Samak Ayyar folio 061a Battle scene
    Samak Ayyar folio 068b Battle scene
    Samak Ayyar folio 080b Capture of a man in a tent, with soldiers attending outside
    Samak Ayyar folio 089a Qatus and Khurshidshah in single combat
    Samak Ayyar folio 094b Farrukhrus and Shirwan-bashan brought captive before Gharib Shah.
    Samak Ayyar folio 106a Farrukhrus rescued from Gharib by Samak
    Samak Ayyar folio 114a Samak's stratagem: a blacksmith heating tongs while a prisoner is held bound on the floor
    Samak Ayyar folio 121a Battle between Farrukhruz and Mardan-dukht
    Samak Ayyar folio 134a Searching for Mardandukht, Samak finds two human-headed birds
    Samak Ayyar folio 140a Marriage of Farrukhruz to Gulbuy, Shirwanbashan, Giti Numay, and Jakalmah
    Samak Ayyar folio 148a Samak captive before Qabut Bari
    Samak Ayyar folio 159a Khurshidshah and Mah Pari (?) emerging from the city gate
    Samak Ayyar folio 166b Two men swimming in a river while angels converse on the bank
    Samak Ayyar folio 180b Two archers shooting an ox while four angels look on from above
    Samak Ayyar folio 189a Bahlan brought captive before Samak
    Samak Ayyar folio 191b Mourners before the head of Khurshidshah
    Samak Ayyar folio 201a The marriage of Mardan-dukht
    Samak Ayyar folio 221b An old woman denounces a captive
    Samak Ayyar folio 226a The Wazir reading a document to Farrukhruz
    Samak Ayyar folio 234b Battle scene
    Samak Ayyar folio 241a Battle of Mardan-dukht and her veiled women warriors against Qabus
    Samak Ayyar folio 251a Captive flogged before Qabus, who is addressed angrily by Mardan-dukht
    Samak Ayyar folio 261a Battle scene
    Samak Ayyar folio 268b Samak conversing with Mahus on a throne placed beside a river
    Samak Ayyar folio 276a Battle between Mardan-dukht and Lal
    Samak Ayyar folio 283b Taj-dukht killing Gulbuy, Shirwan-bashan, Giti Numay, and Jakalmah
    Samak Ayyar folio 288a Taj-dukht captive and hanged in chains
    Samak Ayyar folio 302a Crushing of the witch Tighu under a rock
    Samak Ayyar folio 311a Battle scene
    Samak Ayyar folio 321b Meeting of two kings under a tree, with princess
    Samak Ayyar folio 327b Two men finding a man in a tent decapitated
    Samak Ayyar folio 331a Women offer food and drinks to hairy man


    Arab & Egyptian
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    Ilkhanids & Arabs from an early 14th Century Manuscript

    Illustrations in the 1305-14 Jami' al-Tawarikh (Universal History or Compendium of Chronicles) by Rashid al-Din.
    Ilkhanid Heavy Cavalry
    Ilkhanid Light Cavalry
    Arab Cavalry
    Modern drawings of, & notes on, Ilkhanid Light Cavalry by Ian Heath based on the above paintings
    A modern drawing of, & notes on, Ilkhanid Heavy Cavalry by Ian Heath based on the above paintings
    Modern drawings of, & notes on, Bedouin Tribesmen by Ian Heath based on the above paintings
    Mongol Standards

    Edinburgh manuscript Or 20

    ... Manuchehr enthroned with Rostam in attendance, f6
    Lohrasp enthroned with scribes in attendance, f12v
    The dying Rostam shoots Shaghad, f15v
    Eskandar enters the Land of Darkness, f19r
    Birth of the Prophet Muhammed, f42r
    Mohammad as a youth meets the monk Bahira
    Mohammed receiving revelation from the angel Gabriel
    Mohammed positions the Kaaba
    Mohammed and Abu Bakr on their way to Medina while a woman milks a herd of goats
    Night Ride of Mohammed on Buraq
    Mahmud of of Ghazni in robe from the Caliph
    Mahmud of Ghazni crosses the Ganges
    Mongols besieging a City


    Khalili manuscript 727:

    ... The emperor Xuandi of the late Liang, f14b
    The mountains of India, f21
    The mountains between India and Tibet, with a female pilgrim in Indian dress, f22a
    Battle of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, a scene from the Indian epic, the Mahabharata, f25a
    The Execution of Jalal-al-Din Firuzshah II (r1290-96), the Khalji, sultan of Delhi, by his rebellious nephew, f27a
    The nobles of Kashmir enthrone a fakir as King Yashaskara (r939-48), f28b
    Ravan, king of Lanka and king of the demons, lies dead before Rama, a scene from the Indian epic, the Ramayana, f30b
    Shakyamuni offering fruit to the devil, from the life of the Buddha, f34a
    The Grove of Jetavana, where the Buddha achieved Enlightenment, f36b
    Kushinagar, where the Buddha achieved Nirvana, f37b
    Noah's Ark, f45a
    Jacob, with three of his sons and his two wives, Leah and Rachel, f47b
    Joseph, his robe torn by Potiphar's wife (Zulaykha), appears before Potiphar, f48a
    Joseph and his brethren, f49a
    Moses commands the Levites to behead those who had worshipped the Golden Calf, f52a
    The death of Moses on Mt Nebo, f54a
    Saul, abandoned by Jehovah, is defeated by the Philistines and falls on his sword, f56a
    Jonah and the whale, f59b
    Mohammed exhorting his family before the battle of Badr, f66a
    Mohammed leading Hamza and the Muslims against Banu Qaynuqa
    Mohammed receiving the submission of the Banu Nadir
    Mongol soldiers


    Kitsab al-makhzun jami` al-funun by ibn akhî hizâm - A Mamluk manual of military practice and horsemanship, Egypt or Syria, 1470

    A Mamluk manual of military practice and horsemanship, Egypt or Syria, 1470
    acrobat
    hunting
    bow shooting
    sabre fighting
    polite jousting
    axe fighting
    mounted fighting with sticks
    fighting with sticks
    lance practice
    incendiary weapon
    shooting the crossbow
    horse fight
    crossbow & bow shooting
    mounted crossbow & bow shooting

    Illustrations from Kitab al-makhzun li arbab al-funun by al-tarabulusi. A manual of military practice and horsemanship, 1578-1579
    A manual of military practice and horsemanship, 1578-1579
    Incendiary arms and incendiary bombs
    Hand-to-hand combat
    Horse archery
    Archery
    Crossbows


    Mughal Empire
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    Illustrations to the 1590s Persian translation of the memoirs of Mughal Emperor Babur: the Baburnama

    Illustrations to the 1590s Persian translation of the memoirs of Mughal Emperor Babur: the Baburnama
    Baburnama Page 2, Baburnama Page 3, Baburnama Page 4, Baburnama Page 5, Baburnama Page 6, Baburnama Page 7, Baburnama Page 8 & Baburnama Page 9

    larger pictures of:
    ... 1494, Babur enthroned
    1498, In Samarkand Babur took seriously ill
    1499, Babur's siege of Andijan
    1502, Babur advancing through the mountains to Kabul
    1502, Acclamation of the Nine Standards
    1504-5, Baqi Beg Chaghaniani paying homage to Babur
    1507, A banquet including roast goose given for Babur by the Mirzas
    1507, Babur Marches from Kabul to Hindustan
    1507, Babur hunting on the plains of Kattavaz
    1508, Babur celebrates the birth of Humayun in the Chahar Bagh of Kabul
    1526, First Battle of Panipat, Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur
    Babur receives a Courtier, Farrukh Baig, from Rawdat al-safa
    Harvesting of the almond crop at Qand-i Badam
    The defenders of Chanderi putting their women to death as Babur’s troops storm the fort in January, 1528
    Babur and Humayun go to see the Rhinoceros
    Babur hunting Rhinoceros near Peshawar
    Babur and his army emerge from the Khwaja Didar Fort
    A Drunken Babur Returns to Camp at Night
    Babur crossing the river Son
    Babur entertains in Sultan Ibrahim Lodi's palace
    Babur fallen from his horse during a race
    Babur greets courtiers at the Id festival
    Bobur ko'l o'rtasiga qurilgan sufada
    Bobur Xirotda Sulton Xusayn honadonida
    Emperor Babur Receiving a Visitor
    Hunting
    Meeting between Babur and Sultan 'Ali Mirza near Samarqand
    Babur's men pursuing the inhabitants of Bilah across the River Indus
    1526, The battle of Panipat between the armies of Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
    Tambal attacking his cousin Babur
    Weighing Grain
    Babur on his throne
    1530, Babur orders the inscription at the spring near Zarafshan
    Babur Seeks His Grandmother's Advice
    Babur and Companions Warming Themselves Before a Camp Fire
    Babur visiting the Urvah valley in Gwalior
    Babur watching men altering the course of the stream
    Babur supervising the laying out of the Garden of Fidelity, left
    Babur supervising the laying out of the Garden of Fidelity, right


    From the Walters manuscript:
    ... The siege and battle of Isfarah
    Foray to Kuhat
    The battle of Panipat and the death of Sultan Ibrahim
    Babur entering Kabul
    Babur riding a raft from Kunar back to Atar
    1495, Battle of the Hissar
    Sultans pay homage to Babur
    Babur hunting rhinoceros in Swati
    Babur visits the Hindu temple Gurh Kattri
    The Fall of Samarkand
    Animals of Hindustan
    Date Trees of Hindustan




    Ottoman Turkish Empire
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    Illustrations of Soldiers from Nicolas de Nicolay's Peregrinations faites en Turquie, 1577
    ... Illustrations of Soldiers from Nicolas de Nicolay's Peregrinations faites en Turquie, 1577
    Larger Images for Nicolay:
    Janissary
    Janissary Trainee
    Janissary
    Janissary
    Boluch Bashi
    Aga
    Solak
    Peyk
    Drunken Turks belonging to Azamoglans, Leventis and Azabs
    Turkish Cook
    The Executor of the Laws in Turkey. Cadilesquer
    Deli

    ... Here is a more extensive collection of Nicolas de Nicolay's 1570s illustrations in
    HISTOIRE DES TURCS, TOME SECOND, by Blaise de Vigenere. Paris, 1663.:
    The large images:
    Aga, Captain General of the Janissaries
    Kadi al askar, The Executor of the Laws in Turkey
    Boluk Bashi, Captain of One Hundred Janissaries
    Solak, Ordinary Archer of the Guard of the Great Lord
    Yeniceri (Janissary) Soldier of the Foot Guard
    Yeniceri (Janissary) Going To War
    Azab
    The Azamoglans or Tribute Children
    Rustic Azmoglans
    Peik or Lackey of the Grand Turk
    Old Dress or Manner of Peiks or Lackeys of the Great Lord
    The Players of the Great Lord called Guressis or Pleuianders
    Pleuianders Players
    Delli, or otherwise Fool-hardy
    Drunken Turks belonging to Azamoglans, Leventis and Azabs
    Turkish Cook
    Greek Villager Called Voinuk
    Jewish Doctor
    Turkish Religious Giomailer
    Turkish Religious Calender
    Turkish Religious Dervish
    Turkish Religious Torlaquis
    Religious Turk
    Emir, Relative of Mohammed
    Moorish pilgrims parade in Mecca
    Water Carrier For The Mecca Pilgrims
    Persian Gentleman
    Greek Gentleman
    Greek Merchant
    Jewish Merchant
    Armenian Merchant
    Merchant Of Ragusa
    Knave From Ragusa, Or Letter Carrier
    Arab Merchant
    Moorish Slave
    Turkish Great Lady
    Turk Going To The Bath
    The Turkish Gentle Woman In Her House Or Palace
    Turkish Minor Noble Woman In A Room
    Turkish Woman Going To The City
    Turkish Woman Leading Infants
    Merry Turkish Girl
    Turkish Woman, Dressed Like A Moor
    Greek Noble Woman Of The City Of Pera
    Gentle Woman in western dress
    Noble Greek Girl Of The City Of Pera
    Noble Woman Of The City Of Adrianople Town Of Thrace
    Jewish Woman From Adrianople
    Jewish Girl From Adrianople
    Greek Villager
    Macedonian Woman
    Woman From The Island Of Chios
    Girl From The Island Of Chios
    Woman Of Carmania
    Woman Dressed Like A Syrian
    Persian Woman
    Moorish Woman From Tripoli in Barbary
    Mavre Women Of Algiers In Barbary Going To The City
    Moorish Girl, Slave In Algiers, Town Of Barbary
    Woman From The Island Of Malta

    ... A version including the plate descriptions in French:
    The large images:

    Aga Capitaine General Des Janissaires
    Cadilescher
    Boluch Bassi Capitaine De Cent Janissaires
    Solachi Archers Ordinaires De La Garde Du Grand Seigneur
    Janissaire Ou Jennitzarler Soldat A Pied De La Garde
    Janissaire Allant A La Guerre
    Azape
    Des Azamoglans Ou Enfans De Tribut
    Des Azmoglans Rustiques
    Des Peichs Ou Laquais Du Grand Turc
    Habit Ou Maniere Ancienne Des Paichs Ou Laquais Du Grand Seigneur
    Des Luicteurs Du Grand Seigneur Appellez Guressis ou Pleuianders
    Pleuianders Luicteurs
    Delly, Ou Autrement Fol-hardy
    Les Yvrongnes
    Cuisinier Turc
    Vilageois Grecs Appelez Voinuchs
    Medecin Juif
    Giomailer Religieux Turc
    Calender Religieux Turc
    Dervis Religieux Turc
    Torlaquis Religieux Turc
    Religieux Turc
    Emir, Parent De Mahomet
    Pelerins Mores Revenans De La Mecque
    Des Sacchaz Porteurs D'eau Pelerins De La Mecque
    Gentil-homme Persien
    Gentil-homme Grec
    Marchand Grec
    Marchand Juif
    Marchand Armenien
    Marchand De Raguse
    Fante De Raguse, Ou Porteurs De Lettres
    Marchand Arabe
    Esclave More
    Grande Dame Turque
    Turque Allant Au Bain
    La Gentille Femme Turque Estant Dans Sa Maison Ou Serail
    Femme Turque De Moyen Estat En Chambre
    Femme Turque Allant Par La Ville
    Femme Turque Menant Ses Enfans
    Fille De Joye Turque
    Femme Turqe, Vestue A La Moresque
    Femme d'Estat Grecque De La Ville De Pera
    Gentille Femme Derotte Franque
    Fille d'Estat Grecque De La Ville De Pera
    Femme d'Estat De La Cite d'Andrinople Ville De Thrace
    Femme Juifue d'Andrinople
    Fille Juifue d'Andrinople
    Villageoise Grecque
    Femme De Macedoine
    Femme De L'Isle De Chio
    Fille De L'Isle De Chio
    Femme De Caramanie
    Femme Vestue A La Surienne
    Femme Persienne
    Femme Moresque De Tripoli En Barbarie
    Femme Mavre d'Alger En Barbarie Allant Par La Ville
    Fille Moresque, Esclave En Alger Ville De Barbarie
    Femme De l'Isle De Malthe


    A Meeting With A Madcap Text by I. Fletcher, Figure of Deli by H. Poulten based on Nicolay, or Miiror site.





    Illustrations of Turkmen of Anatolia from Iskandar-namah (The Book of Alexander the Great), 1416
    Turkmen of Anatolia from Iskandar-namah (The Book of Alexander the Great), 1416
    Shirin before the portrait of Kusrau II
    Alexander and philosophers
    Alexander and philosophers
    Battle between Alexander and Darius III
    Army of Alexander
    Alexander before a city
    Alexander and philosophers
    Alexander hunting
    Battle between Alexander and Porus
    Combat of Alexander and the dragons
    Alexander sailing
    Alexander before the booths of crystal
    Council presided over by Alexander
    Council presided over by Alexander
    Council presided over by Alexander
    Alexander sailing
    Flight of Karamanides before Murad I
    The army of Murad I
    Alexander in the land of the Amazons
    Lamenting Alexander

    Ottomans by Albrecht Dürer (15th century)

    An Oriental Family by Albrecht Dürer, 1496 (an Akinji) An Ottoman Akinji by Ian Heath based on this print.
    Drawing of Three Ottomans, by Albrecht Dürer, c.1496-1497.
    Detail of Ottomans from The Life of the Virgin by Albrecht Dürer, 1505-1515
    Turkish Cavalryman by Albrecht Dürer
    Five Lansquenets and an Oriental on Horseback, by Albrecht Dürer, 1495.

    Ottoman Soldiers from contemporary European Illustrations (16th Century)

    Costumes anciens et modernes: habiti antichi e moderni di tutto il mondo
    by Cesare Vecellio (ca. 1521-1601)Costumes anciens et modernes: habiti antichi e moderni di tutto il mondo by Cesare Vecellio (ca. 1521-1601)
    Ottoman Soldiers from contemporary European Illustrations by Melchior Lorck, 1579-83

    Ottoman Soldiers from contemporary European Illustrations by Melchior Lorck, 1579-83
    Or mirror site: Ottoman Soldiers from contemporary European Illustrations by Melchior Lorck, 1579-83

    The swaggerer-sipahi . mirror: The swaggerer-sipahi
    A bearded archer-solak . mirror: A bearded archer-solak
    A soldier wearing a turban . mirror: A soldier wearing a turban
    A soldier walking to right . mirror: A soldier walking to right
    A Janissary walking . mirror: A janissary walking
    A rascal . mirror: A rascal
    An imperial bodyguard . mirror: An imperial bodyguard
    A Janissary (Yeniceri) . mirror: A Janissary (Yeniceri)
    A soldier holding a lance . mirror: A soldier holding a lance
    A Turkish soldier . mirror: A Turkish soldier
    A bearded archer-2 . mirror: A bearded archer-2
    A Janissary . mirror: A Janissar
    A Cannoneer . mirror: A Cannoneer
    A footsoldier running . mirror: A footsoldier running
    A border soldier . mirror: A border soldier
    A foot soldier . mirror: A foot soldier
    Turkish foot soldier . mirror: Turkish foot soldier
    A soldier with lance and shield . mirror: A soldier with lance and shield
    A soldier . mirror: A soldier
    A soldier wearing a helmet . mirror: A soldier wearing a helmet
    A cavalry member . mirror: A cavalry member
    A foot soldier with pole-axe . mirror: A foot soldier with pole-axe
    A rider with a large double banner . mirror: A rider with a large double banner
    A knight on horseback . mirror: A knight on horseback
    A Spahi . mirror: A Spahi
    A man on horseback holding a lance . mirror: A man on horseback holding a lance
    A Turkish warrior . mirror: A Turkish warrior
    A running soldier . mirror: A running soldier
    A Turkish archer . mirror: A Turkish archer
    A bearded archer . mirror: A bearded archer
    A corpulent Turkish soldier . mirror: A corpulent Turkish soldier
    A governor-Beglerbeg . mirror: A governor-Beglerbeg
    Spahi . mirror: Spahi
    The reckless soldier . mirror: The reckless soldier
    An officer on horseback . mirror: An officer on horseback
    A Janissary general on horseback . mirror: A Janissary general on horseback

    Standards, horses, baggage by Melchior Lorck

    ... Standards, horses, baggage by Melchior Lorck .
    mirror: Standards, horses, baggage by Melchior Lorck
    Three military standards . mirror: Three military standards
    A standard bearer on horseback . mirror: A standard bearer on horseback
    A tent on the banks of a river . mirror: A tent on the banks of a river
    A saddled camel . mirror: A saddled camel
    A Tartar ladder wagon . mirror: A Tartar ladder wagon
    Executioner . mirror: Executioner
    Rider_In_Hood . mirror: Rider_In_Hood
    Rider_On_Baggage_Horse . mirror: Rider_On_Baggage_Horse
    Official . mirror: Official
    A master of provisions . mirror: A master of provisions
    A kettledrum player riding a camel . mirror: A kettledrum player riding a camel
    Two wagons . mirror: Two wagons
    A Tartar baggage horse . mirror: A Tartar baggage horse
    A beast of burden-a mule . mirror: A beast of burden-a mule
    A sumpter horse . mirror: A sumpter horse
    A saddled battle horse . mirror: A saddled battle horse
    A military horse laden with provisions . mirror: A military horse laden with provisions
    A nobleman's horse . mirror: A nobleman's horse
    A horse tied to a tree . mirror: A horse tied to a tree
    A bridled horse . mirror: A bridled horse


    Tartars, Kurd & Georgian by Melchior Lorck . mirror: Tartars, Kurd & Georgian by Melchior
    ... LorckTartars, Kurd & Georgian by Melchior Lorck . mirror: Tartars, Kurd & Georgian by Melchior Lorck
    A Kurdish soldier . mirror: A Kurdish soldier
    A Tartar Archer . mirror: A Tartar Archer
    A Tartar Walking . mirror: A Tartar Walking
    A Tartar . mirror: A Tartar
    A Georgian foot-soldier . mirror: A Georgian foot-soldier


    Ottoman Military Illustrations from Hans Weigel's Habitus Praecipuorum Populorum (Trachtenbuch), 1577
    Ottoman Military Illustrations from Hans Weigel's Habitus Praecipuorum Populorum (Trachtenbuch), 1577
    Larger Images:
    Turkish emperor on horseback
    Turkish emperor
    Turkish imam
    Peik
    Solak
    Janissary
    Imperial guard
    Footsoldier to an emir
    Christian footsoldier
    Deli
    Turkish soldier with pickaxe
    Turkish cannoneer
    Azab / Azap
    Turkish groom
    Egyptian from Cairo


    Ottoman Military Illustrations from Hans Weigel's Habitus Praecipuorum Populorum (Trachtenbuch), 1577

    Ottoman Military Illustrations from Hans Weigel's Habitus Praecipuorum Populorum (Trachtenbuch), 1577
    Larger Images:
    Turkish emperor on horseback
    Turkish emperor
    Turkish imam
    Peik
    Solak
    Janissary
    Imperial guard
    Footsoldier to an emir
    Christian footsoldier
    Deli
    Turkish soldier with pickaxe
    Turkish cannoneer
    Azab / Azap
    Turkish groom
    Egyptian from Cairo


    Ottomans by Albrecht Dürer:

    An Oriental Family by Albrecht Dürer, 1496 (an Akinji) An Ottoman Akinji by Ian Heath based on this print.
    Drawing of Three Ottomans, by Albrecht Dürer, c.1496-1497.
    Detail of Ottomans from The Life of the Virgin by Albrecht Dürer, 1505-1515
    Turkish Cavalryman by Albrecht Dürer
    Five Lansquenets and an Oriental on Horseback, by Albrecht Dürer, 1495.



  9. PikeStance
    PikeStance
    Historical Atlas

    Antiquity
    http://vici.org/: Shows Roman sites and towns on a map. The towns/cities are based upon those named on the Tabula Peutingeriana (Itinerarium Antonini) and it also shows the locations of villas, baths, amphitheatres, theatres, baths, forts etc. It is being added to all the time.

    http://omnesviae.org/: This shows Roman towns/cities on a map. it is based on the Tabula Peutingeriana.



    Napoleonic Era
    http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web...ar%20index.htm - Maps of Napoleonic Wars
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