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The main primary documentary source for Seljuk dress and armour of the 13th century is the Romance of Varqa and Gulshah.

The images in order: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6 & Page 7

Plus large pictures of:
1: A scene showing four bazaar shops, the first (from left to right) perhaps a jewelry store, the second one - herbalism drugstore, the third a butcher and the last a bakery with a character who takes the bread from the oven; inscription: "Representation of the encampment of the Banū Shayba."
2: Warqah and Gulshāh before their tutor sitting on a throne; inscription: "Representation of the cousins and of the tutor."
3: Scene of war, that is to say, the colour of the paper manuscript; inscription: "Night Attack of Rabī‘  b. ‘Adnān."
4: Scene of war; inscription: "Representation of the night attack of Daby (!) b. ‘Adnān."
5: Gulshāh in the tent of Rabī‘, seated on a throne, with whom there is a servant; to the right and left four servants bearing gifts to Gulshāh
6: The battlefield after the war; inscription: "Description of the condition of Banū Shaybah, killed or wounded, while (read: after) the night attack."
7: Inside the house (or tent) of Gulshāh's old father, seated on a throne; in front of him stands Warqah; outside the door, the doorman and two men with a horse, miniature badly damaged.
8: Departure of the Banū Shaybah for the war of vengeance; all horses are different  colours.
9: War Scene containing four riders and four people including two dead and fallen to the ground; miniature badly damaged.
10: Another scene from the same war; inscription: "The war of the Banū Shaybah with the Banū Dabya."
11: Another scene of war. Rabī‘ cutting the head of his opponent; in the middle of the image a fox.
12: Another scene from the same war; among the riders there is a fox and another animal resembling a dragon, with Chinese type clouds.
13: Scene of the struggle of Warqah's father and of Rabī‘; behind them their squires and a rabbit.
14: Rabī‘  kills the father of Warqah; to right and left flowers to fill the space
15: Warqah takes in his arms his father Humām, killed; to the right two horses over which there are three birds; in the left corner clouds
16: The struggle between Warqah and Rabī‘; beside Warqah there is a cypress and a bird, Rabī‘  next to a flowering plant and three birds.
17: Another scene of struggle between Warqah and Rabï'; amid a cypress, and plants; to right and left, birds; Warqah's horse wears chain mail.
18: Another scene of the same struggle, Warqah's horse is injured.
19: Gulshāh fleeing the palace of Rabī‘; a rabbit among the feet of the horse; to the right the door and the walls of a palace
20: The contemplation of Gulshāh, the fight between Warqah  and Rabī‘, a rabbit between the feet of Rabī‘ ’s horse; behind him, a bird; behind Gulshāh three birds at various positions
21: Warqah is taken by Rabī‘, one sees another rider that must be Gulshāh disguised
22: Gulshāh uncovers her face; facing Rabī‘  on the horse, behind him Warqah, half naked and bound.
23: Gulshāh kills Rabī‘  by driving the lance in his chest; four horsemen and Warqah bound; inscription: "Gulshāh kills Ibn ‘Adnān, saves Warqah"
24: Gulshāh kills the son of Rabī‘; to right a bird like a crane and an ornamental plant, on the other side plants flower
25: The struggle of Gulshāh with Ghālib, the other son of Rabī‘, under the belly of Gulshāh's horse - a dog
26: Gulshāh struggles with Ghālib, on foot; on one side Gulshāh's horse, throat cut, and on the other, that of Ghālib, two legs cut off; in corners, weapons
27: The entrance of Warqah into the enemy encampment to save Gulshāh; in the middle a tent, next to a door, to the right Warqah, to the left a horse
28: Interior of the same scene; Ghālib seated on a throne, a sword in one hand and a glass of wine in the other; Gulshāh before him, beside the tent a door with a doorman, outside Warqah
29: Warqah cuts off the head of Ghālib; Gulshāh is standing; to the right a door and flowering plants.
30: Warqah on a throne with his slave, birds and plants fill space.
31: Warqah speaks with the mother of Gulshāh; an empty throne on which there are two cushions and cloth, three birds and a flowering plant in voids
32: Interview of the mother of Gulshāh with her husband sitting on a throne; right one three-legged table on which there are fruits, and a door; coloured blue, chinese type cloud.
33: Farewell visit of Warqah to Gulshāh, before his departure for Yemen; within a tent, to the right a door, to the left a flowering plant and birds; before them a cat; inscription: "Warqah and his Gulshāh."
34: Same scene, within a tent (or house), to the left a door and a porter; inscription: "Oath of fidelity of Warqah and of Gulshāh."
35: Same scene under a cypress with a bird to left and to right, plants; to the left a crow and a rooster in a fighting position
36: Warqah enters into the city of Yemen and Warqah speaking with the Vizier (two pictures in one); to right a horse at rest, and a person who enters (Warqah); to the left two tents, in one is found the vizier and the other Warqah with a candle; behind the tent two horses with a feed bag and a guard.
37: The exit of the armed Warqah from the walls of Yemen, flanked by two riders.
38: Warqah to battle; with him, a standard-bearer, behind him, two figures on camels beating large drums; in front of him, two riders and foot-soldier; inscription: "The army of Warqah scatters that of Bahrain and of ‘Adan."
39: Struggle of Warqah with a warrior of ‘Adan.
40: Combat of Warqah with the army of Bahrain and of ‘Adan, seven armed horsemen in various positions, in the midst a warrior wounded by an arrow
41: Scene of war; Warqah brings defeat to the army of Bahrain and ‘Adan and the pursuit.
42: The King of Shām disguised as a merchant; two tents, in the largest of which he is sitting on a throne
43: Two tents; in one, the king of Shām sits on the throne; the other is empty, Gulshāh being on the outside; inscription: "Gulshāh leaves the tent."
44: Inside a tent, to left and to right two plants; inscription: "The old woman came and brought gold to the wife of Hilāl."
45: A reception with the king of Shām sitting on his throne; the first of four people sitting is Hilāl, the father of Gulshāh; inscription: "The king of Shām sits."
46: The fainting of Gulshāh upon hearing that her father has given her as wife to the king; inside a tent, to right a rabbit and a duck, to left two birds (perhaps falcons) and flowers; inscription: "and she lost consciousness."
47: Gulshāh suffering in her tent; her mother sitting on the right, on the left two cats biting the tail of each other; inscription: "The mother of Gulshāh."
48: Gulshāh with a slave to whom she gives a ring to give to Warqah; behind her a cheetah (?) and plants
49: Inside a tent where they are preparing to hide a slaughtered sheep in place of the body of Gulshāh; to the right is Hilāl, Gulshāh's father and on the left her mother in mourning; both in mourning; inscription: "They hide the sheep."
50: The fainting of Warqah learning of the alleged death of Gulshāh; behind him, Hilāl weeping, and his wife in mourning, with decorations in blue, including animal heads and a man.
51: They brought Warqah to the tomb of the sheep; two people assist Warqah, in the middle - the grave, to left is Hilāl weeping and behind him, his wife in the same attitude
52: Visit of Hilāl to Warqah; behind him a mouse whose tail was caught by a cat, and a plant in which one can discern a hand, an apple and a monkey's head
53: Warqah opens the tomb and finds the corpse of the sheep; in the middle the young girl
54: Warqah leaves his tribe after learning the truth; wall of a city, a door, outside Warqah armed, on horseback.
55: The King of Shām on horseback, brings the wounded Warqah; amid a plant on which there are birds, to the left a servant, who carries Warqah on his back
56: Warqah wounded in bed; a plant on which there are two falcons (?), to the right a servant and, behind her, a dog
57: Warqah on a throne, on his left a three-legged table, on which there are fruits; left a jug of water; in the middle a servant; to the right plant under which is a rabbit, two birds, fly over the head of Warqah.
58: Gulshāh half-reclining on a throne, found the ring in the milk, in the middle a bowl on which there are cuts with the milk; before it a servant; inscription: "She drank the milk, found the ring, and [lost] consciousness. "
59: Fainting of Warqah and of Gulshāh seeing themselves from afar; a city gate; to the right Warqah fell unconscious from his horse, on the left Gulshāh fainted; inscription that I have not been able to read.
60: The King of Shām between Warqah and Gulshāh; inside a tent.
61: Warqah and Gulshāh face-to-face; to the left the door half open, to the right a plant; inscription on the golden part: 'amal 'Abd al-Mumin b. Muhammad al-Hawi alnaqqāsh.
62: Chat of the three friends sitting: King of Shām, Warqah and Gulshāh.
63: Scene of farewell; the sleeping king on his throne, in the middle Gulshāh, left most Warqah; inscription erased.
64: The King attends the departure of Warqah on horseback, leaving Shām, behind him his servant, in front Gulshāh, rightmost a bizarre animal.
65: Warqah dead (he is on a bed), his servant and two horsemen with black figures.
66: Interior of the house where you will find Gulshāh; a closed door, to the left a plant with a rabbit; inscription: "Gulshāh recites a poem during the separation."
67: Gulshāh goes to the tomb of Warqah and throws herself on the tomb (two scenes together), from right to left: the tomb, Gulshāh, a litter of woman and two horses; Gulshāh throwing herself on the ground, a horse; inscription (on litter): "Gulshāh gets out of the litter."
68: Gulshāh on the tomb of Warqah and five people including the king weeping
69: The tomb of Warqah and Gulshāh; to the right the king, behind him another person, to the left two men visiting the tomb; inscription: "The tomb of Warqah and Gulshāh." Right corner an inscription that I was not able to read.
70: The visit of the Prophet to the tomb; he is seated on a throne, to the right Abu Bakr and Uthman, his friends and future caliphs, to the left the king of Shām standing, behind him a servant (?) .
71: Resurrection of Warqah and Gulshāh, by the prayer of the Prophet, in attitude of prayer behind him his four friends and future caliphs, and the king of Shām, Warqah and Gulshāh emerging from the tomb; inscription: "the Prophet made the prayer; Warqah and Gulshāh out of the tomb."

A page of small coloured images from the Turkish Cultural Foundation

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Other Information about Seljuks:
Saljuq Clothing by Elsie H. Peck
Seljuk Male Clothing
Seljuk Soldiers on a Bas Relief
Seljuk Cavalry on a Bas Relief
Horseman of Raqqa (Faris al-Raqqa)
Seljuk horsemen on a Minai Ware Bowl, 13th century
Seljuk Bowl with Astronomical and Royal Figures, C12-13
Bowl with Paired Riders, C12-13
Seljuq Horseman on a Bowl, 12-13C
Elephant on a Seljuq Bowl, Kashan, 1218
Saljuq Bowl, Kashan, C12-13
Seljuk Horsemen on a Minai Ware Jug, 12-13C
Horseman & Castle on a Kashan Minai Bowl, 12-13C
Seljuk Lampas Robe
Another Seljuk Lampas Robe
Seljuk Horsemen on a Minai Bowl, Kashan, c1200
Saljuq Turkish Elite Cavalry on a Glazed Tile
Two Seljuk Painted Bowls, 13-14C
Seljuk Horsemen on a Wall Painting
Seljuk Stucco Figures
Minai bowl showing Bahram Gur and Azade on a camel
The Seljuqs of Rum by Steven Lowe and Martin Baker
Pre-Mongol Persian Costume Or 11th and 12th Century Seljuk Dynasty Costume by Dinah Tackett
Seljuk Bowl with Rider, 13th century
Seljuk Footed Bowl, c1200
The Medieval Steppe Warrior by Steven Baker
12th Century Glass Medallion
Kitab al-Diryaq (the Book of Antidotes) by Pseudo-Gallen, 1198CE
Kitab al-Diryaq (the Book of Antidotes) by Pseudo-Gallen, mid 13th century
Book of Fixed Stars by al Sufi Ms Marsh 14, 1009-10 Ms Sotheby's - Lot 34, 1125  Ms Fatih 3422, 1125 Ms Ahmet III 3493, 1130-31  Ms Ross.1033, 1224. Ms Ayasofya 2595, 1249-50.  Ms Or.5323, c1270 Ms Dar al-Kutub miqat 390, 1224.
Kitab al-Aghani (Book of Songs)
Battle plate, early 13th century
Saljuq Dish with horseman, late 12th to early 13th century
Seljuk Mina'i Bowl, 12th-13 century
Seljuk Mina'i Bowl with a ruler and attendants, 12th-13 century
Seljuk Mina'i Bowl with a ruler and attendants, 12th-13 century
Seljuk Mina'i Bowl with mounted archer, 12th-13 century
Seljuk beaker, Kashan, Iran, late 12th century
Seljuk beaker, late 12th century
Seljuk Candlestick, Anatolia, mid 13th century
Seljuk bowl fragment, late 12th-early 13th century
Saljuq star with Rustam and the Dragon, late 12th century
Ceramics showing Saljuq Costume
A 13th century Kelile ve Dimne
Seljuk Bowl with Rider, 12th to 13th century
Seljuk horseman wearing fur lined hat
Automaton in Saljuq Costume, 1206
Minai plate by Abu Zaid al-Kashani, 1187AD
Horseman on Seljuk Bowl from Rayy, 12th to 13th centuries

Drawings of & notes by Ian Heath - based on the above:
Turkish cavalry
Seljuk Heavy Cavalryman
Seljuk Infantrymen
Rumi Firenk Heavy Cavalryman
Saracen Standards

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MIRROR SITE:
1: A scene showing four bazaar shops, the first (from left to right) perhaps a jewelry store, the second one - herbalism drugstore, the third a butcher and the last a bakery with a character who takes the bread from the oven
2: Warqah and Gulshāh before their tutor sitting on a throne
3: Scene of war "Night Attack of Rabī‘  b. ‘Adnān."
4: Scene of war; inscription: "Representation of the night attack of Daby (!) b. ‘Adnān."
5: Gulshāh in the tent of Rabī‘, seated on a throne, with whom there is a servant; to the right and left four servants bearing gifts to Gulshāh
6: The battlefield after the war; inscription: "Description of the condition of Banū Shaybah, killed or wounded, after the night attack."
7: Inside the house of Gulshāh's old father, seated on a throne; in front of him stands Warqah; outside the door, the doorman and two men with a horse.
8: Departure of the Banū Shaybah for the war of vengeance.
9: War Scene containing four riders and four people including two dead and fallen to the ground.
10: Another scene from the same war; inscription: "The war of the Banū Shaybah with the Banū Dabya."
11: Another scene of war. Rabī‘ cutting the head of his opponent
12: Another scene from the same war.
13: Scene of the struggle of Warqah's father and of Rabī
14: Rabī‘  kills the father of Warqah
15: Warqah takes in his arms his father Humām, killed
16: The struggle between Warqah and Rabī‘
17: Another scene of struggle between Warqah and Rabï'; amid a cypress, and plants; Warqah's horse wears chain mail.
18: Another scene of the same struggle, Warqah's horse is injured.
19: Gulshāh fleeing the palace of Rabī
20: The contemplation of Gulshāh, the fight between Warqah  and Rabī‘, a rabbit between the feet of Rabī‘ ’s horse
21: Warqah is taken by Rabī‘, one sees another rider that must be Gulshāh disguised
22: Gulshāh uncovers her face; facing Rabī‘  on the horse, behind him Warqah, half naked and bound.
23: Gulshāh kills Rabī‘  by driving the lance in his chest; four horsemen and Warqah bound; inscription: "Gulshāh kills Ibn ‘Adnān, saves Warqah"
24: Gulshāh kills the son of Rabī.
25: The struggle of Gulshāh with Ghālib, the other son of Rabī
26: Gulshāh struggles with Ghālib, on foot; on one side Gulshāh's horse, throat cut, and on the other, that of Ghālib, two legs cut off; in corners, weapons
27: The entrance of Warqah into the enemy encampment to save Gulshāh; in the middle a tent, next to a door, to the right Warqah, to the left a horse
28: Interior of the same scene; Ghālib seated on a throne, a sword in one hand and a glass of wine in the other; Gulshāh before him, beside the tent a door with a doorman, outside Warqah
29: Warqah cuts off the head of Ghālib; Gulshāh is standing
30: Warqah on a throne with his slave.
31: Warqah speaks with the mother of Gulshāh
32: Interview of the mother of Gulshāh with her husband sitting on a throne.33: Farewell visit of Warqah to Gulshāh, before his departure for Yemen; within a tent; inscription: "Warqah and his Gulshāh."
34: Same scene, within a tent (or house), to the left a door and a porter; inscription: "Oath of fidelity of Warqah and of Gulshāh."
35: Same scene under a cypress with a bird to left and to right, plants
36: Warqah enters into the city of Yemen and Warqah speaking with the Vizier (two pictures in one); to right a horse at rest, and a person who enters (Warqah); to the left two tents, in one is found the vizier and the other Warqah with a candle; behind the tent two horses with a feed bag and a guard.
37: The exit of the armed Warqah from the walls of Yemen, flanked by two riders.
38: Warqah to battle; with him, a standard-bearer, behind him, two figures on camels beating large drums; in front of him, two riders and foot-soldier; inscription: "The army of Warqah scatters that of Bahrain and of ‘Adan."
39: Struggle of Warqah with a warrior of ‘Adan.
40: Combat of Warqah with the army of Bahrain and of ‘Adan, seven armed horsemen in various positions, in the midst a warrior wounded by an arrow
41: Scene of war; Warqah brings defeat to the army of Bahrain and ‘Adan and the pursuit.
42: The King of Shām disguised as a merchant; two tents, in the largest of which he is sitting on a throne
43: Two tents; in one, the king of Shām sits on the throne; the other is empty, Gulshāh being on the outside; inscription: "Gulshāh leaves the tent."
44: Inside a tent, to left and to right two plants; inscription: "The old woman came and brought gold to the wife of Hilāl."
45: A reception with the king of Shām sitting on his throne; the first of four people sitting is Hilāl, the father of Gulshāh; inscription: "The king of Shām sits."
46: The fainting of Gulshāh upon hearing that her father has given her as wife to the king"
47: Gulshāh suffering in her tent; her mother sitting on the right"
48: Gulshāh with a slave to whom she gives a ring to give to Warqah
49: Inside a tent where they are preparing to hide a slaughtered sheep in place of the body of Gulshāh; to the right is Hilāl, Gulshāh's father and on the left her mother in mourning; both in mourning; inscription: "They hide the sheep."
50: The fainting of Warqah learning of the alleged death of Gulshāh; behind him, Hilāl weeping, and his wife in mourning
51: They brought Warqah to the tomb of the sheep; two people assist Warqah, in the middle - the grave, to left is Hilāl weeping and behind him, his wife in the same attitude
52: Visit of Hilāl to Warqah
53: Warqah opens the tomb and finds the corpse of the sheep; in the middle the young girl
54: Warqah leaves his tribe after learning the truth; wall of a city, a door, outside Warqah armed, on horseback.
55: The King of Shām on horseback, brings the wounded Warqah; amid a plant on which there are birds, to the left a servant, who carries Warqah on his back
56: Warqah wounded in bed
57: Warqah on a throne, in the middle a servant
58: Gulshāh half-reclining on a throne, found the ring in the milk, in the middle a bowl on which there are cuts with the milk; before it a servant; inscription: "She drank the milk, found the ring, and lost consciousness. "
59: Fainting of Warqah and of Gulshāh seeing themselves from afar; a city gate; to the right Warqah fell unconscious from his horse, on the left Gulshāh fainted
60: The King of Shām between Warqah and Gulshāh; inside a tent
61: Warqah and Gulshāh face-to-face; inscription on the golden part: 'amal 'Abd al-Mumin b. Muhammad al-Hawi alnaqqāsh.
62: Chat of the three friends sitting: King of Shām, Warqah and Gulshāh
63: Scene of farewell; the sleeping king on his throne, in the middle Gulshāh, left most Warqah
64: The King attends the departure of Warqah on horseback, leaving Shām, behind him his servant, in front Gulshāh
65: Warqah dead (he is on a bed), his servant and two horsemen with black figures.
66: Interior of the house where you will find Gulshāh: "Gulshāh recites a poem during the separation."
67: Gulshāh goes to the tomb of Warqah and throws herself on the tomb (two scenes together), from right to left: the tomb, Gulshāh, a litter of woman and two horses; Gulshāh throwing herself on the ground, a horse; inscription (on litter): "Gulshāh gets out of the litter."
68: Gulshāh on the tomb of Warqah and five people including the king weeping
69: The tomb of Warqah and Gulshāh; to the right the king, behind him another person, to the left two men visiting the tomb; inscription: "The tomb of Warqah and Gulshāh
70: The visit of the Prophet to the tomb; he is seated on a throne, to the right Abu Bakr and Uthman, his friends and future caliphs, to the left the king of Shām standing, behind him a servant.
71: Resurrection of Warqah and Gulshāh, by the prayer of the Prophet, in attitude of prayer behind him his four friends and future caliphs, and the king of Shām, Warqah and Gulshāh emerging from the tomb; inscription: "the Prophet made the prayer; Warqah and Gulshāh out of the tomb."

A page of small coloured images from the Turkish Cultural Foundation

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MIRROR SITE
Other Information about Seljuks:
Saljuq Clothing by Elsie H. Peck
Seljuk Soldiers on a Bas Relief
Seljuk Cavalry on a Bas Relief
Horseman of Raqqa (Faris al-Raqqa)
Seljuk horsemen on a Minai Ware Bowl, 13th century
Seljuk Bowl with Astronomical and Royal Figures, C12-13
Bowl with Paired Riders, C12-13
Seljuq Horseman on a Bowl, 12-13C
Elephant on a Seljuq Bowl, Kashan, 1218
Saljuq Bowl, Kashan, C12-13
Seljuk Horsemen on a Minai Ware Jug, 12-13C
Horseman & Castle on a Kashan Minai Bowl, 12-13C
Seljuk Lampas Robe
Another Seljuk Lampas Robe
Seljuk Horsemen on a Minai Bowl, Kashan, c1200
Saljuq Turkish Elite Cavalry on a Glazed Tile
Two Seljuk Painted Bowls, 13-14C
Seljuk Horsemen on a Wall Painting
Seljuk Stucco Figures
Minai bowl showing Bahram Gur and Azade on a camel
The Seljuqs of Rum by Steven Lowe and Martin Baker
Seljuk Bowl with Rider, 13th century
Seljuk Footed Bowl, c1200
12th Century Glass Medallion
Kitab al-Diryaq (the Book of Antidotes) by Pseudo-Gallen, mid 13th century
Kitab al-Aghani (Book of Songs)
Battle plate, early 13th century
Saljuq Dish with horseman, late 12th to early 13th century
Seljuk Mina'i Bowl, 12th-13 century
Seljuk Mina'i Bowl with a ruler and attendants, 12th-13 century
Seljuk Mina'i Bowl with a ruler and attendants, 12th-13 century
Seljuk Mina'i Bowl with mounted archer, 12th-13 century
Seljuk beaker, Kashan, Iran, late 12th century
Seljuk beaker, late 12th century
Seljuk Candlestick, Anatolia, mid 13th century
Seljuk bowl fragment, late 12th-early 13th century
Saljuq star with Rustam and the Dragon, late 12th century
Ceramics showing Saljuq Costume
Seljuk Bowl with Rider, 12th to 13th century
Seljuk horseman wearing fur lined hat
Automaton in Saljuq Costume, 1206
Minai plate by Abu Zaid al-Kashani, 1187AD
Horseman on Seljuk Bowl from Rayy, 12th to 13th centuries

Drawings of & notes by Ian Heath - based on the above:
Turkish cavalry
Seljuk Heavy Cavalryman
Seljuk Infantrymen
Rumi Firenk Heavy Cavalryman

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