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Army on Parade (Part 2)

September 8, 2022

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Here we have the last of the “Kapikula” or Household Troops with the Sipahis of the Porte. While no uniforms as such were issued I have used a single colour to “tie” the units together both to help identification on the table and give a more regular appearance.

Sipahis of the Porte

Next up we have the rest of the heavy cavalry in the form of the Timariot or Feudal Sipahis. In the 17th Century these were divided into the Anatolian (or Eastern) Sipahis and the Roumeliot (or Western) Sipahis. Part of the reason for the distinction was the unwillingness of the Anatolian Sipahis to adopt gunpowder weapons as they considered them unchivalrous (according to some sources) and they dirtied their cloths!!!