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    Scruffy Looking Nerf Herder Member Steppe Merc's Avatar
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    Default Re: What are you thinking for TURKS

    Have no doubt, turkish dresscode was Arabian-style, their stateship Byzantine-made, their fighting skills kurdish-powered (remember Saladin).
    Dresscode, incorrect. Most Turks continued to wear the kaftan that they wore on the steppe, and their armor was also steppe style. Some of the upper classes adopted Arabic styles, but most of the horsearchers would have dressed the same as their brethren still on the steppe.
    Statesmenship, well each Turkish government was different. As for the Kurds, no way in hell. The Turks were excellent warriors, and again, not all moved into Asia Minor! They were excellent warriors before Sala Al Hadin took over for a brief time, and continued to be. I don't know how the hell the Kurds have much of anything to do with the Turk's military powers...
    And I have never understood why people are so close minded about the history of a piece of land that they live on.
    Last edited by Steppe Merc; 07-05-2005 at 16:56.

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