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The first Ottoman hospital, Dar al-Shifa (literally "house of health"), was built in the Ottoman’s capital city of Bursa in 1399. [24] This hospital and the ones built after were structured similarly to the ones of the Seljuk Empire , where "even wounded crusaders preferred Muslim doctors as they were very knowledgeable."
Marching band and military band: The marching band and military band both have their origins in the Ottoman military band, performed by the Janissary since the 16th century. [137] Matchlock volley fire: Volley fire with matchlocks was first implemented in 1526 when the Ottoman Janissaries utilized it during the Battle of Mohács. [138]
The Ottoman cavalry sabre, or kilij (Ottoman Turkish: قلج, romanized: kılıc, Ottoman Turkish pronunciation: [/cɯlɯtʃ/]), is the Ottoman variant of the Turko-Mongol sabres originating in Central Asia. It was designed for mounted close combat, which was preferred by Turkish and Mamluke troops.
Pages in category "Turkish inventions" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. ... Ottoman military band; Ottoman miniature; P. Papakha; Pardus ...
Here is a list of Ottoman scientists by century. Before the 16th century. Kadi zada al Rumi (1364–1429), mathematician and astronomer;
Ottoman units of measurement (13 P) Pages in category "Science and technology in the Ottoman Empire" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
العربية; Aragonés; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; تۆرکجه; বাংলা; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Башҡортса; Беларуская ...
Turkish thumb rings were made of wood, metal, ivory, bone, horn or leather. These rings signified that the person wearing them was a warrior. In time they became a symbol of prestige in Ottoman society, and some later examples have so much ornamentation on the surface from which the bowstring slides that they could not be used to shoot with.