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The Turco-Mongol sabre, alternatively known as the Eurasian sabre [1] or nomadic sabre, [2] was a type of sword used by a variety of nomadic peoples of the Eurasian steppes, including Turkic and Mongolic groups, primarily between the 8th and 14th centuries.
The Turco-Mongol or Turko-Mongol tradition was an ethnocultural synthesis that arose in Asia during the 14th century among the ruling elites of the Golden Horde and the Chagatai Khanate.
Mongolian and other scholars have suggested that the Xiongnu spoke a language related to the Mongolic languages. [187] [188] Mongolian archaeologists proposed that the Slab Grave Culture people were the ancestors of the Xiongnu, and some scholars have suggested that the Xiongnu may have been the ancestors of the Mongols. [27]
The kilij as a specific type of sabre associated with the Ottoman Turks starts to appear historically from primarily the mid 15th century. One of the oldest known examples is attributed to Özbeg Khan , khaghan of the Golden Horde , from the early 14th century, and is currently on display in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. [ 7 ]
The Mongolian (Turko-Mongol) saber, also called the Mongolian scimitar, became the standard sword. Because the Mongols and Turks specialized in horse riding, the standard sword was a cavalry-use sword that could be used with ease on horseback or as a sidearm to bows.
Szabla (Polish pronunciation:; plural: szable) is the Polish word for sabre. [1] The sabre was in widespread use in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Early Modern period, especially by light cavalry in the 17th century. The sabre became widespread in Europe following the Thirty Years' War and was
A descendant of the earlier Mongol sabre the liuyedao remained the most popular type of single handed sabre during the Ming dynasty, replacing the role of the jian as a issued weapon in the military. [2] Many schools of Chinese martial arts originally trained with this weapon. [2] This weapon features a moderate curve along the length of the blade.
The khopesh fell out of use around 1300 BC. However, on the 196 BC Rosetta Stone, it is referenced as the "sword" determinative in a hieroglyph block, with the spelled letters of kh, p, and sh to say: