Amazons in the battle of Chaldiran (1514 AD)
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Topic: Amazons in the battle of Chaldiran (1514 AD)
Posted By: Cyrus Shahmiri
Subject: Amazons in the battle of Chaldiran (1514 AD)
Date Posted: 15-Nov-2009 at 10:40
According to some sources a group of women warriors (about 10,000) from Mazandaran participated in the battle of Chaldiran in the sixteenth century, the more interesting thing is about the battle of Shirvan, lets read it:
 More info about Khayr al-Nisa Begum: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khayr_al-Nisa_Begum - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khayr_al-Nisa_Begum
She was the daughter of Mir Abdullah Khan II, the governor of the province of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazandaran - Mazandaran , who claimed descent from the fourth Shi'a Imam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayn_al-Abidin - Zayn al-Abidin . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khayr_al-Nisa_Begum#cite_note-1 - [2] Members of the family had ruled Mazandaran since the mid-14th century. In 1565-6 Khayr al-Nisa fled to the Safavid court after her cousin Mir Sultan-Murad Khan killed her father. Here she was married to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Tahmasp_I - Shah Tahmasp I 's son Mohammed Khodabanda. Desire for revenge on her father's killer would remain with her for the rest of her life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khayr_al-Nisa_Begum#cite_note-2 - [3] ------------- 
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Posted By: opuslola
Date Posted: 23-Nov-2009 at 17:21
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Let's see? Beautiful prostitutes as "Amazons?" Well Cyrus, you have me "hooked", how much? Laugh! ------------- http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/history/ |
Posted By: Shield-of-Dardania
Date Posted: 07-Apr-2010 at 02:34
Me too. I always have this thing for a hawt, tall, big, beautiful warrior goddess. ------------- History makes everything. Everything is history in the making. |