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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The saif (Arabic: سيف), sometimes called a shamshir (from Persian: شمشیر), depending on the era, originated in Arabia before the 7th century. Little is...
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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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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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briquet (European) Schweizersäbel (European) Scimitar, saif (Middle Eastern) Shamshir (Pakistani, North Indian, Middle Eastern) Shashka (Caucasian, Circassian)...
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slashing and draw-cutting. This weapon bears a strong resemblance to the shamshir and scimitar. Skirmishers generally used it in conjunction with a shield...
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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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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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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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(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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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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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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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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Fillies' Mile (category Flat horse races for two-year-old fillies)
Future Champions Festival. Leading jockey (7 wins): Frankie Dettori – Shamshir (1990), Glorosia (1997), Teggiano (1999), Crystal Music (2000), White Moonstone...
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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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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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an unworthy purpose. Hrunting and Nægling – Beowulf's magical swords. Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar – Legendary Persian sword. Skofnung – sword of legendary...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ahmadnagar, annexed Berar to his sultanate. Burhan, Tufal Khan, and Tufal's son Shamshir-ul-Mulk, were taken to Ahmadnagar and confined to a fortress where all...
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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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