Ottoman Armor and Weaponry in the 1566 Siege of Szigetvar

[@agnusdei8442]

Great work mate, keep doing it.

[@Corvinuswargaming1444]

Thanks I will see if there is another manuscript like this I can take a look at

[@theDexMcHenry]

Thank you. And thanks for sorting the sound issues. That was most interesting.

[@Corvinuswargaming1444]

thank you for watching, I’m glad you found it interesting

[@MZeki-gw2xg]

I think the janissary in red is actually from the kapikulu cavalry, a silahtar, since their headgear was like the janissaries but it red. Great video nonetheless ❤

[@fogh]

Fascinating pictures and great to have your views on what is being depicted. Question on the Janissaries; several of the wargaming books mention them having campaign dress , without the fancy headgear. Interesting that in these pictures they seem to have their more fancy headgear. Any thoughts for us wargamers modelling Janissary units?

[@Corvinuswargaming1444]

I also see this assertion frequently but I see examples of this “campaign dress” in Ottoman artwork sparingly. It is possible it was more common in the later 17th century when the prestige of the Janissaries decreased somewhat, but more research is needed. It is an interesting question, I am inclined to use the fancier uniforms for the 16th century and well into the 17th century.

[@fogh]

@@Corvinuswargaming1444 that’s interesting 👍. A good argument to have some fancy Janissaries 😀.

[@ZenMiniPainting]

Brilliant video. How representative of textile colours are these images? At one point you say these aren't meant to he photorealistic, and that is understood, but how common were these lovely reds and blues in soldiers' clothing at the time? Or do you think there is perhaps a favouring of lovely rich colours for a more beautiful picture?

[@Corvinuswargaming1444]

@@ZenMiniPainting Its a good question. I think they were reasonably representative, the painters use reds, blues, and greens a lot in depictions of the troops. There are some estate inventories from more senior military members that exist that list different types of clothing and textiles in the possession of regular troops when they died, but they don’t give much idea of color. For example, there was one I was reading that listed a garment made of Hungarian wool (macar sof) and another one listed a Bagdadi kaftan, but its not clear what these meant or looked like. I have some other videos looking at these kinds of images and you can see that there are some recurring colors of textiles which leads me to believe that they are fairly representative.

[@Corvinuswargaming1444]

@@ZenMiniPainting there was a Hungarian taken captive by the Ottomans in 1604 as a prisoner of war who left a diary and songbook behind, Wathay Ferenc. He also has some paintings in it and they show Ottomans as well as Hungarians wearing a lot of reds and blues so that is another piece of evidence these colors were fairly common among textiles of the period.

[@ZenMiniPainting]

@@Corvinuswargaming1444 thanks. I am actually watching the next video with art works. The variety in colour is super. Honestly, coupled with your videos on Khurasan miniatures, I am fighting the urge to order. It is hard.

[@Corvinuswargaming1444]

@@ZenMiniPainting Khurasan is great and Wargamer Poland also has a nice Ottoman range. I mix both in my 15mm Ottoman army