Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani
Biographic Data
| ID | 5641108 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Manouchehr Moshtagh |
| FAMILY NAME | Khorasani |
| SIGNATURE | KHORASANI M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Frankfurt School of Finance & Management |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7663-1963 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Espadas persas muy curvadas
Las espadas persas muy curvadas, denominadas shamshir (šamšir), alcanzaron su máxima curvatura y popularidad en los siglos XVI-XVII y seguían siendo el tipo de espada preferida en los campos de batalla por los ejércitos persas. Aunque se han llevado a cabo numerosas investigaciones sobre sus materiales y métodos de forja, hasta donde sabemos, no existe ninguna investigación científica sobre su rendimiento mecánico general ni ningún análisis cient…
Sassanid Armor
The aim of this article is to study the Sassanid armor types and their construction methods based on Sassanid rock reliefs, surviving fragments, armor depicted on Sassanid dishes and stone statues in Iran. The article explains the construction methods of different armor types used by the Sassanids during their rule and how Sassanids influenced the development of armor technology and were influenced by other cultures. Different types of armor used…
Depictions of archery in Sassanian silver plates and their relationship to warfare
This article provides an examination of archery techniques, such as drawing techniques of the bowstring, the method of grasping the bow grip and placing the arrow, and their relationship to warfare as depicted on 22 Sassanian and early post-Sassanian silver plates. These plates provide useful information on Sassanian archery equipment and techniques. These plates can be categorized into the following categories: (a) foot archery, (b) horse archer…
A Persian archery manual by Mohammad Zamān
Persian archery manuals provide lots of useful information on shooting with a Persian composite bow. The main aim of this article is to provide, for the first time, a full annotated translation of an undated Persian archery manual written by Mohammad Zamān known as Čerāq Beg from the family of Kāmrān Beg Qarānāj. The manual is handwritten and consists of twenty four pages which include twelve chapters. Despite the occasional confusion, the obscur…
Indian and Persian swordsmanship
The existing cultural interconnection between Iran and North India, which existed and developed over a long period of time, is known today as “Indo-Iranian” or “Indo-Persian”, which could be applied to the region, culture, literature, weapons and other spheres of intercultural interference. The cultural cooperation between these two countries was bilateral and marked by trade routes. This paper is aimed at analyzing the interrelation, similaritie…
First International Research Conference on Weaponology in Kyiv, Ukraine
The present report provides a short description of a conference entitled "First International Research Conference on Weaponology in Kyiv, Ukraine". It was the first scientific conference dedicated to the study of historical arms and armor in Ukraine. A number of international experts in the field of historical arms and armor were invited to the conference. Each researcher had been asked to provide a short and a long article on a specific research…
Bā čuxe wrestling
There are more than twenty different traditional wrestling arts that are practiced in today Iran. One of them which is practiced in the region of great Khorasan province is called košti-ye bā čuxe ( bā čuxe wrestling). This wrestling art is performed by wearing knee-length pants and a thick jacket and is famed for its powerful throws and leg trips. The following article deals with the history of bā čuxe wrestling and its fundamental techniques. F…
An Analysis of a Persian Archery manuscript written by Kapur Čand
The present article deals with an analysis of an undated Persian archery manuscript titled Resāle-ye Kamāndāri [ Archery Manuscript ] written by Kapur Čand. It is written in Persian and judging by the style it should have been written by a Persian. Persian archery manuscripts provide useful information on the usage of a contemporary Persian composite bow. First the article describes where the archery manuscript was found and collected. Then it de…
La maza y el hacha en la tradición marcial iraní
The present article describes different types of maces and axes and their corresponding combat techniques based on Iranian martial arts tradition. Explaining different terms used by Persian manuscripts to refer to maces, the article then shows different types and expressions that talk about the weight and impact force of maces. Second, the article analyzes combat with maces: the way of carrying and drawing a mace, techniques of attack, offensive …
La lucha
Wrestling played and has been playing a very important role in Iranian cultural heritage. First, the present article discusses the terms and different uses of wrestling techniques be it in unarmed duels or in combination with weapons. Then, three relevant manuscripts will be analyzed such as an untitled wrestling manuscript by an anonymous author from the period of Šāh Esmāil Safavid (1502-1524 C.E.), the manuscript Tum ā r-e Pury ā -ye Vali also…
Las técnicas de la esgrima persa
There are numerous manuscripts, poems and stories that describe, specifically and in detail, the different techniques used in Persian swordsmanship. The present article explains the origins and the techniques of Persian swordsmanship. The article also describes the traditional code of conduct for Persian warriors. Additionally, it describes an array of techniques that were deployed in actual combat in Iran’s history. Some of these techniques are …
El combate con armas blancas cortas en la esgrima persa
The combat with short-edged weapons has a long tradition in Iran. There are several traditional types of Persian knives and daggers. They can generally be classified into three main categories that were used by Persian warriors in close cambat: kārd (knife), xanjar (dagger), and pišqabz (a type of knife/dagger with an S-shaped blade). The pišqabz was also called dešne . The following article presents these different weapons, analyzing their basic…
La lanza
In martial tradition, spears and lances have always played a very important role as main weapons on the battlefield, as exemplified through Iranian military history. Its reach and cheap production were important factors for establishing formations of soldiers equipped with spears and lances. Additionally, the combat techniques of spears and lances were relatively easy and one could learn the techniques of spearfighting and lancefighting much easi…
El arma sagrada
The following article presents the development of the bow and arrow, and its important role in the history of Iran. The bow always played an important role not only on the battlefield, but also in hunting. It was also considered as a sacred weapon and additionally a royal symbol. Bow and arrow were considered as a superior weapon in comparison with other types of weapons because one could fight with them at a safer distance as one offered by swor…
La imponente belleza de las armas blancas persas elaboradas con acero de Damasco
The objective of this article is to give a short overview of different types of a product called “Persian watered steel” and show its beauty through examples of edged weaponry. I use the terms “watered steel,” “Damascus steel,” and “crucible steel” interchangeably throughout this article, and those terms are also explained. Watered steel is produced from steel made in crucibles, and the resulting differences in properties occurring during the pro…
Reviviendo el arte ancestral de elaborar acero persa al crisol para armas blancas
This article is intended to both explain three traditional methods of manufacturing Persian crucible steel and to describe recent attempts by three German bladesmiths to replicate the results of traditional crucible steel making. The article will explain the process of making crucible steel, from the making of crucible steel cakes and forging of crucible cakes into bars, to polishing and etching these bars to reveal the crucible steel pattern. Fi…
Terminología sobre diferentes tipos de armamento defensivo en manuscritos persas
El presente artículo describe, a partir de 47 manuscritos persas datados entre el siglo X y el siglo XIX d.C., los diversos términos que han designado las armaduras y sus diversas tipologías en la tradición marcial persa, tanto en lo que se refiere a armaduras para hombres como aquellas elaboradas para los animales de batalla
Terminología sobre diferentes tipos de armamento defensivo en manuscritos persas
El presente artículo describe, a partir de 47 manuscritos persas datados entre el siglo X y el siglo XIX d.C., los diversos términos que han designado las armaduras y sus diversas tipologías en la tradición marcial persa, tanto en lo que se refiere a armaduras para hombres como aquellas elaboradas para los animales de batalla
Terminología sobre diferentes tipos de armamento defensivo en manuscritos persas
El presente artículo describe, a partir de 47 manuscritos persas datados entre el siglo X y el siglo XIX d.C., los diversos términos que han designado las armaduras y sus diversas tipologías en la tradición marcial persa, tanto en lo que se refiere a armaduras para hombres como aquellas elaboradas para los animales de batalla
La maza y el hacha en la tradición marcial iraní
The present article describes different types of maces and axes and their corresponding combat techniques based on Iranian martial arts tradition. Explaining different terms used by Persian manuscripts to refer to maces, the article then shows different types and expressions that talk about the weight and impact force of maces. Second, the article analyzes combat with maces: the way of carrying and drawing a mace, techniques of attack, offensive …
La lucha
Wrestling played and has been playing a very important role in Iranian cultural heritage. First, the present article discusses the terms and different uses of wrestling techniques be it in unarmed duels or in combination with weapons. Then, three relevant manuscripts will be analyzed such as an untitled wrestling manuscript by an anonymous author from the period of Šāh Esmāil Safavid (1502-1524 C.E.), the manuscript Tum ā r-e Pury ā -ye Vali also…
Las técnicas de la esgrima persa
There are numerous manuscripts, poems and stories that describe, specifically and in detail, the different techniques used in Persian swordsmanship. The present article explains the origins and the techniques of Persian swordsmanship. The article also describes the traditional code of conduct for Persian warriors. Additionally, it describes an array of techniques that were deployed in actual combat in Iran’s history. Some of these techniques are …
El combate con armas blancas cortas en la esgrima persa
The combat with short-edged weapons has a long tradition in Iran. There are several traditional types of Persian knives and daggers. They can generally be classified into three main categories that were used by Persian warriors in close cambat: kārd (knife), xanjar (dagger), and pišqabz (a type of knife/dagger with an S-shaped blade). The pišqabz was also called dešne . The following article presents these different weapons, analyzing their basic…
La lanza
In martial tradition, spears and lances have always played a very important role as main weapons on the battlefield, as exemplified through Iranian military history. Its reach and cheap production were important factors for establishing formations of soldiers equipped with spears and lances. Additionally, the combat techniques of spears and lances were relatively easy and one could learn the techniques of spearfighting and lancefighting much easi…
El arma sagrada
The following article presents the development of the bow and arrow, and its important role in the history of Iran. The bow always played an important role not only on the battlefield, but also in hunting. It was also considered as a sacred weapon and additionally a royal symbol. Bow and arrow were considered as a superior weapon in comparison with other types of weapons because one could fight with them at a safer distance as one offered by swor…
La imponente belleza de las armas blancas persas elaboradas con acero de Damasco
The objective of this article is to give a short overview of different types of a product called “Persian watered steel” and show its beauty through examples of edged weaponry. I use the terms “watered steel,” “Damascus steel,” and “crucible steel” interchangeably throughout this article, and those terms are also explained. Watered steel is produced from steel made in crucibles, and the resulting differences in properties occurring during the pro…
Reviviendo el arte ancestral de elaborar acero persa al crisol para armas blancas
This article is intended to both explain three traditional methods of manufacturing Persian crucible steel and to describe recent attempts by three German bladesmiths to replicate the results of traditional crucible steel making. The article will explain the process of making crucible steel, from the making of crucible steel cakes and forging of crucible cakes into bars, to polishing and etching these bars to reveal the crucible steel pattern. Fi…
An Analysis of a Persian Archery manuscript written by Kapur Čand
The present article deals with an analysis of an undated Persian archery manuscript titled Resāle-ye Kamāndāri [ Archery Manuscript ] written by Kapur Čand. It is written in Persian and judging by the style it should have been written by a Persian. Persian archery manuscripts provide useful information on the usage of a contemporary Persian composite bow. First the article describes where the archery manuscript was found and collected. Then it de…
First International Research Conference on Weaponology in Kyiv, Ukraine
The present report provides a short description of a conference entitled "First International Research Conference on Weaponology in Kyiv, Ukraine". It was the first scientific conference dedicated to the study of historical arms and armor in Ukraine. A number of international experts in the field of historical arms and armor were invited to the conference. Each researcher had been asked to provide a short and a long article on a specific research…
Bā čuxe wrestling
There are more than twenty different traditional wrestling arts that are practiced in today Iran. One of them which is practiced in the region of great Khorasan province is called košti-ye bā čuxe ( bā čuxe wrestling). This wrestling art is performed by wearing knee-length pants and a thick jacket and is famed for its powerful throws and leg trips. The following article deals with the history of bā čuxe wrestling and its fundamental techniques. F…
Indian and Persian swordsmanship
The existing cultural interconnection between Iran and North India, which existed and developed over a long period of time, is known today as “Indo-Iranian” or “Indo-Persian”, which could be applied to the region, culture, literature, weapons and other spheres of intercultural interference. The cultural cooperation between these two countries was bilateral and marked by trade routes. This paper is aimed at analyzing the interrelation, similaritie…
A Persian archery manual by Mohammad Zamān
Persian archery manuals provide lots of useful information on shooting with a Persian composite bow. The main aim of this article is to provide, for the first time, a full annotated translation of an undated Persian archery manual written by Mohammad Zamān known as Čerāq Beg from the family of Kāmrān Beg Qarānāj. The manual is handwritten and consists of twenty four pages which include twelve chapters. Despite the occasional confusion, the obscur…
Depictions of archery in Sassanian silver plates and their relationship to warfare
This article provides an examination of archery techniques, such as drawing techniques of the bowstring, the method of grasping the bow grip and placing the arrow, and their relationship to warfare as depicted on 22 Sassanian and early post-Sassanian silver plates. These plates provide useful information on Sassanian archery equipment and techniques. These plates can be categorized into the following categories: (a) foot archery, (b) horse archer…
Sassanid Armor
The aim of this article is to study the Sassanid armor types and their construction methods based on Sassanid rock reliefs, surviving fragments, armor depicted on Sassanid dishes and stone statues in Iran. The article explains the construction methods of different armor types used by the Sassanids during their rule and how Sassanids influenced the development of armor technology and were influenced by other cultures. Different types of armor used…
Espadas persas muy curvadas
Las espadas persas muy curvadas, denominadas shamshir (šamšir), alcanzaron su máxima curvatura y popularidad en los siglos XVI-XVII y seguían siendo el tipo de espada preferida en los campos de batalla por los ejércitos persas. Aunque se han llevado a cabo numerosas investigaciones sobre sus materiales y métodos de forja, hasta donde sabemos, no existe ninguna investigación científica sobre su rendimiento mecánico general ni ningún análisis cient…
History (10 works) · Art (9 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (9 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (6 works) · Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education (6 works) · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts (6 works) · Persian (6 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Humanities (5 works)