Timurid crossbowmen

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Muslims did use crossbows. Bihzad probably painted this in Herat in what is now northern Afghanistan.
Timurid Assault on a Castle, by Bihzad c.1480 (featuring crossbows) (http://warfare.tk/Persia/Timurid/Assault_on_a_Castle.htm),
Upper detail of Timurid defenders with crossbow (http://warfare.tk/Persia/Timurid/Assault_on_a_Castle-upper.htm) &
Lower detail of Timurid besiegers with crossbow (http://warfare.tk/Persia/Timurid/Assault_on_a_Castle-lower.htm)
The crossbows have a rope stirrup that hangs loose at the end of the crossbow.

MIRROR SITE
Timurid Assault on a Castle, by Bihzad c.1480 (featuring crossbows) (http://warfare.ga/Persia/Timurid/Assault_on_a_Castle.htm)

Druzhina
Timurid Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers (http://warfare.tk/Persia/Timurid/Timurid_Soldiers.htm)