A kilij is a type of one-handed, single-edged, curved scimitar used by the Seljuk Empire, the Timurid Empire, the Mamluk Empire, the Ottoman Empire and other Turkic khanates of the Eurasian steppe and Turkestan. The blade developed from earlier Turko-Mongol sabers already in use across lands controlled or influenced by Turkic peoples. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class Introduced Yearcirca; the Ottoman kilij form is first attested primarily from the mid 15th century Sources
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A kilij (from Turkish kilic, literally "sword") is a type of one-handed, single-edged and curved scimitar used by the Seljuk Empire, Timurid Empire, Mamluk Empire, Ottoman Empire, and other Turkic khanates of Eurasian steppes and Turkestan.
History, Evolution of the Ottoman kilij section
The kilij as a specific type of sabre associated with the Ottoman Turks starts to appear historically from primarily the mid 15th century.
- Introduced circa 1450 per the entity's own sourced description text; no pre-1900 weapon system remains in current active military service.
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