Portraits of prominent people. Part 1

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55

How reliable are the official portraits?

Any modern history textbook is primarily a collection of dry information, dates, numbers, descriptions, surnames, first names, and so on. And for the younger generation, which learns from them (after all, apart from historians, it is not at all necessary for adults to know their past - they have already unlearned them in their time), it is necessary to somehow present this dryness in a form accessible to youthful imagination. For this, in textbooks there is a favorite subject of study of all "alternatives" - these are pictures. Usually these are pictorial oil paintings illustrating an event, usually painted a century later, or even more from the event itself, as well as pictorial portraits of those letters and numbers that are called people, and not ordinary, but outstanding, which are forever immortalized on the pages of world history. In some way, a history textbook is very reminiscent of a huge epitaph, something like "was born - did something outstanding - died." On the one hand, there is very little information about those times, scanty fragments of chronicles and descriptions of contemporaries do not fully describe the character of a person, whether he was a kind person or was often nervous about trifles, how he developed spiritually and what was the level of his spiritual development, what was his worldview and so on. But on the other hand, there is a period of antiquity, which is thousands of years farther from us on the time scale than the same period of the Middle Ages, but about which, paradoxically, many times more information is known than about the period of the Middle Ages. A natural question arises - why is this? Was information recorded more carefully in antiquity? And in the Middle Ages they suddenly stopped - they say it was not before that, the dark ages, dysentery, plague, and so on?

But it is one thing to describe a person's life, another thing is his portrait, which sometimes can tell much more than any evidence. After all, any picture is an image that can firmly sit in the head, and it will already be difficult to get it out of there. Today we will talk about the reliability of the portraits of outstanding people of the 16-17-18 centuries, that is, a period that is separated from us by the standards of the time of the Earth for a negligible period of time, and about which, it seems, historians should know almost everything. So let's go.

1. Adil-Geray (Girey), Crimean Khan

Khan of Crimea in 1666-1671. According to the official pedigrees, the Gireis are Chingizids, and come from the Tugatimurids from Janak-oglan, the younger brother of Tui Khoja oglan, the father of Tokhtamysh. The eldest son of Janak oglan, Ichkile Hasan oglan, father of Ulu Muhammad, the founder of the Kazan khans dynasty. But, this version of the origin of Hadji Giray runs into numerous incongruities. It is more likely that Khadzhi Girey was not a Chingizid, but belonged to the famous Mongol-Turkic clan Kerey (Kirei, Girey), and only later the successful usurper was attributed to the Golden clan.

Usually his portrait is absent, but most often this one is used to maintain the image of a Turk:

However, Western European dreamers paint it like this:

Painfully, he looks like the well-known portrait of Rurik. Maybe they drew from him?

Great Ham of Perekop, Crimean and Nogai ta Rtar. Very interesting is his army, which was an ally of Bohdan Khmelnitsky in the battle at Berestechka against the Polish army of Jan Casimir 2. On the tombstone of Jan Casimir, these same Rcontainers:

Tartar horsemen

Bearded Tartarin Bearded Scythian

Bah, what familiar hats! Straight Phrygian caps, Trojan hats or Scythian hats! (for more details, see here: Compare at least with Trojans:

Trojans mourn the body of Patroclus. From an antique bas-relief

2. Matvey Ivanovich Platov, Ataman of the Don Host

Ataman of the Great Don Army (since 1801), General of the Cavalry (1809), who took part in all the wars of the Russian Empire in the 18th - early 19th centuries. In 1805 he founded Novocherkassk, where he transferred the capital of the Don Cossack army. During the Persian War of 1795-1796 he was a marching chieftain. Under Paul I in 1797 he was suspected of conspiracy, exiled to Kostroma, then imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress. But in January 1801 he was released and became a member of Paul's most adventurous venture - a trip to India. Only with the death of Pavel in March 1801, Platov, who had already been promoted to the head of 27 thousand Cossacks to Orenburg, was returned by Alexander I, promoted to lieutenant general and appointed military chieftain of the Don Army.

On the left - an official portrait, on the right - "unofficial", which I dug up on a German resource

3. Temnik Mamai, governor of the Golden Horde

From the second half of the 1350s, the governor of the Crimea and the Northern Black Sea region. These lands on old maps are called Small Tartaria:

Small tartars looked like this:

They wrote like this:

The map shows the current Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, where I come from. I don't see the overwhelming majority of Tatars around me, people mostly speak Russian. It is also strange that, despite the long-term possession of the Tatars of Crimea, the Tatars as an ethnos are now a minority (out of one million 967 thousand of the population of Crimea, about 266,000 are Crimean Tatars, even if we add the Tatars who were subjected to deportation (about 183 thousand people according to NKVD documents)). In the Kherson region, as of 2001, out of approximately one million 83 thousand people, there were about 2,000 Tatars. I am sure that until now no one has thought about this strange fact - where did the huge people, who controlled these lands for centuries, "evaporated", as well as the Turkic languages, which, according to historians, were spoken and written in "ligature".

Well, now my version, which is so obvious that it is difficult to imagine. There is no official portrait of Mamai, there are only distant representations:

And here is how Mamai Khan looked according to my version:

The image of Cossack-Mamai is as popular in the Ukrainian part of Rus as the image of Buddha in the East. Russian Little Russians considered Mamai a seer, a national saint. Back in the 19th century, the image of Cossack-Mamai was considered an integral attribute of every Little Russian hut. Such paintings were placed in the most honorable places and were valued on a par with icons. It was in honor of Mamai-Kharakternik-Temnik that Mamaev Kurgan was named, which mystically attracted fateful battles. And another interesting detail to the portrait of Mamai is chelma (from the word chelo), which is depicted in almost any picture next to Mamai.

And in this picture with Mamai it is directly indicated that he was precisely the Crimean Khan:

Beyond the threshold, after all, the concept is quite extensive, Crimea is also, as it were, beyond the rapids, if you look from the north. It all depends on the point of view. Folk legends and legends are the strongest thing against the falsifications of the past, and although reliable information could be lost in them over the centuries, they create the correct image. This is food for the right brain rather than the left factual. Here's a look at how the names of real characters were preserved in fairy tales for children - King of Algerra Ali Baba and Sultan Acem in Sumatra Al Ladin (highest mode)

4. Japanese shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna

4th Shogun Tokugawa. He ruled from 1651 to 1680. Ietsuna was the eldest son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada and great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ietsuna was born in 1641, while his father Tokugawa Iemitsu held the post of shogun, who carried out several anti-Christian reforms after the Shimabara uprising in 1637. Iatsuna was a frail child with poor health. Tokugawa Iemitsu died in early 1651, at the age of 47. After his death, the Tokugawa dynasty was in great danger. At the head of the shogunate was a 10-year-old child, the son of a former shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna … Until he came of age, five regents ruled on his behalf, but nevertheless, Ietsuna was officially the head of the bakufu government. Regents included Sakai Tadakatsu, Sakai Tadakiyo, Inaba Masanori, Matsudaira Nobutsuna (distant relative of the Tokugawa clan) and Hoshina Masayuki (illegitimate son of Tokugawa Hidetada).

If you did not understand anything from the upper paragraph - do not get upset, this is the calculation. Than with lodgesit, the better, this is the principle of official history. Before showing the real portrait of this "weak frail shogun", I will demonstrate what kind of fools we are being held in writing the history of ancient Japan. Here are the names and portraits of 16 shoguns who ruled in a row, officially presented in textbooks and books (I also have such a book about samurai on my shelf, I remember when I was still little with enthusiasm looking at it):

Ashikaga Takauji

Ashikaga Yoshiakira

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

Ashikaga Yoshimochi

Ashikaga Yoshikazu

Ashikaga Yoshinori

Ashikaga Yoshikatsu

Ashikaga Yoshimasa

Ashikaga Yoshihisa

Ashikaga Yoshitane

Ashikaga Yoshizumi

Ashikaga Yoshitane

Ashikaga Yoshiharu

Ashikaga Yoshiteru

Ashikaga Yoshihide

Ashikaga Yoshiaki

And so on. And now the portraits (note that these are all DIFFERENT rulers)

Well, hasn't it started to sparkle in your eyes yet? It seems that there was simply not enough imagination. And now we are looking at the "unconventional" portrait, which was published in the collection "Larmessin Nicolas - Les augustes representations de tous les rois de France" in 1690. Click on the link and download this wonderful collection.

Text:

Xogun, empereuer du Japon

Region fort spacieuse Et Estendue consistante en tres grand nombre d'Isles diuispéés d'autant de bras de Mer, que les Portugais ont descouuerte ilÿa quelques 130 ans, ce Grand Empire Est Composé de Soixante et Six Petits voÿaumes, dont ilÿen a deuxcipaux, Scauoir, Meaco, et Amagunce, cette nation Japponnoise Est naturellemt, dUn Courage Martial, fort Jatoux d'honneur, et croyent qu il nÿa pas de peuples aumonde quÿ les Esgate en fais d'Armes, duquel ils font leurs plus grads Exercices, veulent faire la guerre ils peuuentleuer plus 50,000, cheuaux et 400 milles hommes de pied, car toutte leurs trouppes Sontpresq. Infanterie Ils sont fort curieux à ce bien Vestir ets'Arme a l'Auenant et Sont magnifique en leurs bastimens, Ces grandes Isles Abonde en bled, bestail toutte Sortes de Venaison, en Mines d'Or, d'Argent, de Cuiure, fer, Estainm, plomb et Vif-Argent, et plus autres mines duquel ils tirent des Eaux minerales, Seruantatoutes maladies, Leur Religion est coposée de 9 sectes idolastres, et Estpermis a un chacum Suiure celle qui Veut, les Chrestiens des ont Missions et Establÿ ont Conuertis un grand nombre de ces peuples, Mais aussÿilyen à eutres grandes quantite quÿ ont Souftert le martÿr pour la foÿ, de Iesus Christ.

My approximate translation:

Hogun, Emperor of Japan.

A large and vast region containing a large number of islands washed by the sea. This area was discovered by the Portuguese 130 years ago (1790-130 = 1660). This great eastern empire consists of 76 small territories (voÿaumes?), Of which the largest are Meako and Amaguns. The Japanese are strong, courageous and brave, they have a code of honor, they practice a lot of martial arts and have a large army of specially trained graduates of combat schools: more than 50,000 cavalry and 400,000 foot soldiers, which make up almost all of their army. They have many castles and fortresses (here the sentence did not understand the meaning completely.) Wheat grows in abundance on the large islands, there are many types of game, there are mines for the extraction of gold, silver, copper, iron, lead and mercury, as well as wells for production mineral water, medicinal (can't understand the word Seruantatoutes). In their religion, 9 pagan deities are the main ones, but they also had a Christian religion after several Jesuit missions (then there is a story about the missionary activities of the Jesuits and Franciscans to introduce the Christian religion. A conflict arose between the original faith and Christianity. And this resulted in a crucifixion 26 martyrs on the crosses "for faith in Jesus Christ."

And here are two more full-length images of the emperor:

And a star burns in the forehead … The first image is from here: the second image from the collection Recueil d'estampes, représentant les grades, les rangs & les dignités, suivant le costume de toutes les nations existantes; avec des explications historiques, & la vie abrégée des grands hommes qui ont illustré les dignités dont étoient décorés … / [gravé à l'eau-forte par Pierre Duflos, sa femme Marie-Elisabeth Thibault et Clément-Pierre Marillier]

5. The wife of Genghis Khan, Hu-Chen

I have not come across information about this character anywhere, neither on the open spaces of the Russian Internet, nor on Anglo, Franco, German resources. The official wife of Chingiz - Borte, image:

And here is an image from the above collection. Under each image from it, the source is indicated, I checked - I have not found this on the Internet now, as well as many others indicated under the images.

Amazing right? And it was hidden for hundreds of years! They didn't let me know the truth! Ay yay yay, what scoundrels! Or maybe people just do not care about their past and they do not want to see anything? Hu-Chen iPhone 6 Cases Selling in the UK for £ 36

Mug, T-shirt, Backpack:

This is already a kind of mainstream. And we still believe in Mongoloids.

6. False Dmitry 1

False Dmitry I, who officially called himself Tsarevich (then Tsar) Dmitry Ivanovich, in relations with foreign states - Emperor Demetrius (Latin Demetreus Imperator) (d. May 17, 1606) - Tsar of Russia from June 1, 1605 to May 17 (27), 1606, according to the opinion established in historiography - an impostor, posing as a miracle of the escaped youngest son of Ivan IV the Terrible, Tsarevich Dmitry.

Of. portrait:

An unofficial portrait in comparison with an unofficial portrait of Ivan the Terrible, father of Dimitri

Dmitry in a turban, why would that be? Does this not hint at a connection with that very Tartary? He does not look a bit like a man with a twisted face, who can only frighten children. Here I have such an image - Masons, Illuminati and other comrades initiated into secret knowledge are parents, but the rest of the people are a small child. Parents say "There is an evil Babai in the well!" The baby is crying and fearsbecause he is ignorant and does not know that there is no Babai there, and if there is, then only on the subtle planes, but the child also knows nothing about the subtle plans. And parents, possessing knowledge, laugh with might and main at the crying boy. Now they laugh strongly and loudly, in the face, and the child is still crying and afraid …

7. Great Ham, ruler of Tartary

Since such a country does not exist in history textbooks, accordingly, there is no information about this character either, except in old books in Latin or Middle English or French.

Tartary in the "world history" of Petavius gives me scant information:

Great Ham in Nicholas Sanson's Atlas of Asia

So, I present to you all the portraits that I managed to find:

The coat of arms is an owl, a symbol of wisdom. The second coat of arms is a griffin - a symbol of courage and fearlessness.

Text:

Le Grand Cam; ou Empereur de Tartarie;

Puissant et Redoutables Monarque et des plus riche a pnt Sestant vendu Maistre depuis plusieurs aneé d'une partie de la Chine. Cette Nation des Tartares portoient autrefois le Nom de Scÿthes ce Roÿaume est de plus grands de toutte la terre tenant presque la 3e Partie de l'Asie avec un grand Nombre de places en l'Europe il Comprend La Sarmathie Asiatique La Scÿthie, la province de Serres, que ton Nomme a present Cathaÿ Zagathaÿ. (?) Turkestan. Son Revenu tout les ans est de plus de quinze Millions Sept Cent milles Ducatz. Sans Comprendre la Gabelle du Sel de mangÿ, et avés Endroits qui ce montent a Six Millions quatre center milles ducats, Outre les presens que ton fait tou les jours a ce prince qui peuvent monter a trois millions, Les gens de Guerre sont sans nombre en ce Roÿaumes puisqu'il cest veu plus de 360 milles Chenaux et 200 mil hommes de pied autour de Cambatu. Ville Capitalle ou il fait sa residence Ordre, les mines d'or, d'argent et pierres precieuses cy trouvent en plus, endroits et quantité de perles le long d'un lac appellé Canicta.

My approximate translation:

Great Ham, emperor of Tartary.

A powerful and harsh ruler, very rich, who sold a part of China to someone (?). The Tartar nation comes from a country called Great Scythia, which once owned a third of Asia and many lands in Europe, including Sarmatia, the Asiatic Scythia also included the Serr (serika - silk) provinces, as well as Katay and Chagatai, now Uzbekistan. The annual income of the Great Ham is more than 15 million 700 thousand ducats. Of these, only from salt taxhe receives 6 million 100 thousand ducats. The gifts that the princes give him daily can go up to 3 million. The size of the army cannot be counted, since I saw in Flounder alone more than 360,000 cavalry soldiers and about 200,000 infantry(for comparison, see the current approximate number of troops by country here). Also in Kambala, which is the capital of the Horde, there are gold and silver mines, the extraction of precious stones, and the manufacture of beads from precious stones (pearls) found along Lake Kanikta has been established.

As you can see from the text, salt used to be worth its weight in gold, in my opinion and not only because of the cold snap after the disaster and the decrease in atmospheric pressure several times to compensate for the internal pressure, people had to eat a lot of salt in order to survive. This is why King Solomon became rich in the salt mines, because he "got on the wave" of demand for salt. (more details -

More full-length portraits:

8. Naray Ramatibodi 3, ruler of Siam (region in Thailand)

Somdet Phra Naray Maharat (1633 - 1688) was the ruler of Ayutthaya from 1656 to 1688, perhaps the most famous of the rulers of the state. His reign fell on the period of Ayutthaya's greatest prosperity, when extensive trade and diplomatic ties were established with foreign states, in particular with the Persians and the West. the state. Through the Faulcon accords, the Siamese state entered into close diplomatic relations with the court of the French king Louis XIV, and French soldiers and missionaries filled the Siamese aristocracy and army. The dominance of the French officials led to friction between them and the local Mandarins, and finally to the tumultuous revolution of 1688 that ended the rule of Naray.

Monument to Naray in Thailand (Thai - end, land - land):

And Western European prints. Also with the Queen of Siam:

Perhaps, I threw enough food for the mind. I hope the information provided will be of use to you. I don’t draw any conclusions yet, I save my strength for the following parts. Part 2 announcement:

King of florida

King of Cambodia

Great Mogul

King of Hindustan

And many others. To be continued!

Mikhail Volk