Happy to share this personal painting of a Khazar Turkic warrior I made 2 years ago.

I spent a tremendous amount of time polishing the piece after publish, and the hard work paid off. This is one of my most popular paintings online, and I owe a great part of my career to it.

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14th century paintings by a mysterious artist from Herat named "Muhammad Siyâh Qalam" ("Muhammad of the Black Pen").

His style was a mix of different Central Asian traditions (Iranian, Turkic, Mongol, Chinese). He painted mostly phantasmagorical demons and wandering Sufis.

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Ak Ana
The "White Mother", is the primordial creator-goddess of Turkic peoples. She is also known as the goddess of the water.
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https://t.co/s123rOSf7P

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Inside the book is a small page torn from a calendar-almanac, obviously used here as a bookmark. Thanks to the brilliant (who everyone interested in Russian/Turkic/Sino-Russian linguistics should follow), I have the text on the reverse translated.... 10/

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🐦🧝Turkic Mythology - Semrük Bürküt with Female Shaman
(u can read plus for info)

https://t.co/dsgRyQ9t6o

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or is a mythological or folkloric being in Turkic mythology who subsist by feeding on the life essence (generally in the form of blood) of living creatures, regardless of whether it is undead person or being.

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forces hundreds of thousands of and other Turkic people to pick cotton in fields of Uyghur region, according to the reports. Around 85% of China’s raw cotton supply, and 20% of the world’s supply, comes from Uyghur region.

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1️⃣The story of Mata is well known. Every Rajput worth his salt grew up learning about the glories of great Rawal and Mata Padmini. What is not well known is how the great sacrifice of hers saved the from the Turkic occupation.

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A WIP of a picture I'm doing of my D&D Bard. Flavored with Mongol, Turkic, and Scythian influences.

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According to the epic 'Dede Korkut', Sebük Tekin, the father of Sultan Mahmud Gaznavi, was from the Kayı clan. He was captured by rival Turkmen during war & was sold to a merchant.

Dede Korkut Destanı, Necati Demir, Sayfa 74

The Dede Korkut is a turkic epic, a compilation of

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On the 15th of Ramadan (1260), Turkic Sultan Qutuz of Egypt led his Mamlukh forces, crying out "Wa Islama" (O Islam) into battle against the Mongols at the Springs of Goliath (Ain-Jalut) which saw the Mongols decisively defeated & thus shattering their aura of invincibility

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Ubir or obur (vampire) is a folkloric creature in Northwestern Turkic languages who blood drinker undead person or witch. Famous Turkish traveller Evliya Çelebi (writer of Seyahatname-Book of Travels, 17th century) tells obur stories.

Illustrated by

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TIL a cave filled with 7000+ scrolls was walled up in China in 11 century, and rediscovered in 1900. Texts in Chinese, Tibetan, Hebrew, Khotanese, Sanskrit, Sogdian, Tangut, Uyghur, Old Turkic; diverse traditions and topics, like this famous star map!

https://t.co/ZaS7pywL8H https://t.co/t2eVhOAGzS

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