@@matthewhyke this video is just an overview, I plan on doing a more detailed gameplay video when I get the miniatures together for it

@@mamaymirza yes they have done a great job sculpting them

@@ZenMiniPainting when I can I think I’ll order one of the Cossack packs and do a review

The video is based off a chapter in a scholarly anthology, “The Military of the Crimean Tatars” in a book called War Technology and Society in the Middle East edited by Malcolm Yapp and VJ Parry

@Corvinuswargaming1444 Thank you

@@jazzy_786 Thank you ustad! The Mamluks are fascinating and unfortunately neglected in discussions of Islamic history

@@MZeki-gw2xg I have not found an Ottoman depiction or mention of it in their own sources but that claim is repeated in a lot of the secondary sources

@ personally I like to believe they went on campaign wearing their Bork hats and flamboyant uniforms

@@MZeki-gw2xg yes all of the artwork shows them dressed like that

@@tolemykus4805 thanks Tolemykus I will see if I can find a print or PDF copy of that RuneQuest book, it sounds super interesting

@@Hunrakku3 they wouldn’t really need to know that, at the core the idea is you are part of a military household and move up in the society (potentially). But it would probably be hard for people only exposed to high fantasy stuff to get into it

@@charleslatora5750 hi Charles, hope you are having a good day

​@@Corvinuswargaming1444as best I can, I had one solitaire game dog boat set. Too many charts and tables. I got lost and it's back on the shelf. I'm looking at another one North Africa 41 and I already see at least one thing that's giving me do I really want to do this feeling? It's saying x amount of turns but you could have two to three impulses AKA turns in each turn. We shall see...

Sounds interesting sir

@ Too many charts and tables definitely slows a game down

Yes, it is a great contrast

I usually have to go to the academic articles or translate from the Ottoman chronicles directly

@@MZeki-gw2xg there are a few options, you can use the Vallejo game washes, Army Painter tone shades and washes, Citadel washes, or use inks thinned with water

@ thanks a lot

@@mitchsminis thank you Mitch

@@ZenMiniPainting I am looking forward to painting the Balkan knights who were in the Ottoman army most, they will be a nice visual contrast to the other units

@Corvinuswargaming1444 which figures will you be using for those?

@ I’m not sure yet, early 14th century Europe isn’t a period I’ve looked closely. I’m going to see what options Khurasan and maybe Blue Moon has

@@MZeki-gw2xg What source explains the rank color thing? There aren’t documents in the Ottoman archives that detail these issues and the askeri tereke defterleri don’t list the colors of clothing usually

@ regarding uniform color there isn’t anything definitive but with regards to belt(sash) and boot color the book is Godfrey Goodwin; The Janissaries, nonfiction. He talks about uniform color/style but not in a clear manner, he mentions “at some point” they were wearing rose colored/pink outfits. He is clear, however, with regards to the belt and boot colors

@ unfortunately I don’t have primary sources, only tertiary

@ that book doesn’t really cite sources and is full of exaggerations

@@Corvinuswargaming1444 yes, most of these books are written in such a manner so as to attract via entertainment, unfortunately since I do not know Ottoman Turkish I cannot delve deeper into this fascinating subject beyond what is written in English, and I haven’t found any material dealing with this subject matter (Janissaries and kapikulu) exclusively except for this work by Godfrey. I have read Konstantin Mihailoviks account when he was a Janissary in the 15th century but, again, it probably was written afterwards and is also exaggerated so to make them look unfavorable to suit the European sentiments at that time. I have heard of Busbecqs travel writings of when he was in the Ottoman Empire as a foreign official but I could not find them, i think the best sources for the janissaries would be the war diaries of those who fought against them such as Eugene of Savoy, de la Valette of Malta, Raymundo Monteccucoli etc but I wouldn’t know the first thing about getting hold of them

@@theDexMcHenry thank you!

@@tolemykus4805 hah!

@@robertfisher8359 the book The Last Muslim Conquest by Gábor Ágoston has the best overview of military organization and has some more details

@@rangerminiaturesandgaming3647 It took me a while to get used to them, but now I am liking the results a lot more with them. Tamerlane is really interesting and left a big legacy on the history of Persia and Central Asia. He was kind of like Alexander the Great, really skilled commander and conquerer but just did not have the time to consolidate his empire.

@@dartmart9263 Khurasan and Old Glory/Blue Moon have good ranges for the Italian Wars. Khurasan also has Spanish for the later 16th century as well

@@Corvinuswargaming1444 Are they compatible size-wise?

@ There is a slight size difference. The Blue Moon pikemen I show in this video have a little more bulk compared to Khurasan, but on the gaming table the size difference isn’t that extreme. I will do a size comparison with my Khurasan Knights of Malta musketeers in a future video to give you an idea of

@@Corvinuswargaming1444 That’s excellent! Thank you so much!

@ there is an exhibition right now of some tapestries depicting the Battle of Pavia in 1525, if you search Battle of Pavia tapestries you can find it. It can give you an idea of the colors of the clothing

@@regwirth3004 I have heard of that before just never tried it

@@Corvinuswargaming1444 Try it, you'll like it😁

@@thekrausecollection15mmmin53 I will check those out!