Early Islamic Signature

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Alp (Hero) Sipahi were the Ottoman heavy cavalry, their blazon was a tiger. The were Christian slaves bought when young and trained in the arts of war. They were not allowed to marry and their units became their family. They were supported by the fief system and owed their loyalty to the Sultan (strong). They would wear tiger skins over their armor, they had coats with stylized tiger stripes and once a year the Sultan would wear his tiger striped coat and go to the Sipahi dwellings to receive a traditional yearly pay same as the Sipahi.

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