Shamshir (foaled 21 February 1988) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In racing career which lasted from August 1990 until October 1991...
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Look up shamshir or shamsheer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Shamshir, also Shamsher and Shamsheer, is a type of sword Shamshir may also refer...
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Middle East by Central Asian ghilmans. These swords include the Persian shamshir (the origin of the word scimitar), the Arab saif, the Indian talwar, the...
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Zhanmadao (redirect from Horse-slaying sword)
zhanmadao (Chinese: 斬馬刀; pinyin: zhǎnmǎdāo; Jyutping: zaam2 maa5 dou1; lit. 'horse chopping saber') was a single-bladed anti-cavalry Chinese sword. It originated...
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and northern Ethiopia. The curve on the blade varies from the Persian shamshir, adopting an almost semicircular shape. The blade is flat and double-edged...
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Ottomans seized Egypt in 1517 and Yemen in 1552–60 with the scimitar, the shamshir, and the kilij, thus marking the end of the Arab sword. Neither the Mongols...
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equivalent Tachi, the Japanese equivalent Scimitar, the Arab equivalent Shamshir, the Persian equivalent Szabla, the Central and Eastern European equivalent...
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Rashidun army (section Horse)
there is no archeological trace that such sword found yet. Curved saber or Shamshir also existed during the early years of the caliphate. This type of saber...
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Persian shamshir and the Turkic kilij) is from the 9th century, when it was used among soldiers in the Khurasan region of Persia. Kilij Shamshir The takoba...
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Nassau Stakes (category Middle distance horse races for fillies and mares)
The Nassau Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance...
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Castillo, one of Hernán Cortés's conquistadors, it could even decapitate a horse: Pedro de Morón was a very good horseman, and as he charged with three other...
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grip is typically hook-shaped, the end often stylized in the shape of a horse or a bird. There is often a thin chain connecting the hooked butt of the...
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tip that prevented accidental stabbing of the cavalryman's own foot or horse. Archaeologically many instances of the spatha have been found in Britain...
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briquet (European) Schweizersäbel (European) Scimitar, saif (Middle Eastern) Shamshir (Pakistani, North Indian, Middle Eastern) Shashka (Caucasian, Circassian)...
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and 1980. Kris's other progeny included Oh So Sharp, Unite, Balisada and Shamshir. Shavian's dam Mixed Applause showed high-class form as a two-year-old...
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(approx. 182 cm (72 in)) tall equipped with an ōdachi guard around his horse. The Asakura clan made a troop called Rikishizei (力士勢) equip with an ōdachi...
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Enable (2019) Falmouth Stakes – (1) – Nahoodh (2008) Fillies' Mile – (7) – Shamshir (1990), Glorosia (1997), Teggiano (1999), Crystal Music (2000), White Moonstone...
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Transliteration: "Shamshir-e Pouria" (Persian: شمیر پوریا) 2008 (2008) 10 "Treasure" Transliteration: "Ganj" (Persian: گنج) 2008 (2008) 11 "Horse Race" Transliteration:...
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Luca Cumani (category Italian horse trainers)
High-Rise (1998) Eclipse Stakes - (1) - Falbrav (2003) Fillies' Mile - (3) - Shamshir (1990), Glorosia (1997), Gossamer (2001) International Stakes - (3) - Commanche...
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so while mounted would most likely cause the swordsmen to fall off their horses. Rather, it is more probable that the pata was used in cut-and-run tactics...
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an unworthy purpose. Hrunting and Nægling – Beowulf's magical swords. Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar – Legendary Persian sword. Skofnung – sword of legendary...
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daughter of the Shah of the Peris. The three princes, Malek Jamshid, Malek Shamshir and Malek Ibrahim, begin the quest: the first two princes stop by a city...
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of martial virtue and power. Photographs of Indian officers of Hodson's Horse (an irregular cavalry unit raised by the British) show that the firangi...
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Epsom Oaks (category Flat horse races for three-year-old fillies)
The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs...
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Ukraine) during his intervention in the Kievan succession crisis in 1018. Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar (Persian: شمشیر زمردنگار), "The emerald-studded Sword"...
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May Hill Stakes (category Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies)
The May Hill Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile (1,609...
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against the centre and after firing a single massed volley, draw their shamshirs and charge. The battle raged with either side feeding in a steady stream...
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1991 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (category 1991 in horse racing)
The 1991 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe was a horse race held at Longchamp on Sunday 6 October 1991. It was the 70th running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe...
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the left hand, giving rise to the alternate name of metezashi (馬手差), or "horse-hand (i.e. rein-hand, i.e. left-hand) blade". A yoroi-dōshi, showing its...
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Mongols and Turks specialize in horse riding, the standard sword became a cavalry-use sword that can be used with ease on horse back, also as a sidearm to...
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