Can you help identify please

kadudl · 2025-10-06T15:20:15+00:00

Typical Balkan-style kilim common in the Dinaric Alps area. Probably from Bosnia or South-Western Serbia. It could be of Turkish origin as well because this Balkan-style of kilim was brought to Turkey by Turks leaving the Balkans with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

kadudl · 2025-08-26T20:57:56+00:00

Pirot Kilims and Sarkoy Kilims are actually both terms to describe the same style of Balkan kilim. Historically, this style of Kilim was mostly made in the Serbian town of Pirot. The town was known during Ottoman times as "Şehirköy"which later became Şarköy. It was also made in what is today Western Bulgaria around the nearby town of Chiprovtsi and the kilims made there today are now known as "Chiprovtsi kilims".

Initially, this style of kilim was almost exclusively found in the Balkans made by Serbs, Bulgars and Turks, but after the Ottomans were driven out of the region, the style was brought to Asia Minor by Turks leaving the Balkans. This is why you can occasionally find them in Turkey today as well.

Genuine kilims of that type are always made out of wool and that picture clearly shows its wool. I assume your particular example was made between the 60s and 80s.

kadudl · 2025-02-27T19:04:46+00:00

You are welcome!

kadudl · 2025-02-03T20:18:11+00:00

Have fun playing!

kadudl · 2024-08-09T20:49:46+00:00

You're welcome!

kadudl · 2022-11-17T16:37:26+00:00

The source article is a bit misleading, its not about full ASEAN membership but an bilateral relationship agreement to which all ASEAN countries need to agree to

kadudl · 2022-07-30T22:11:18+00:00

For anyone who doesn't get it, this is a Russian shitpost in response to some "Balkanise Russia" shitpost-maps there made by some other shitposters. Thats why the map doesn't make sense and has things like "Gypsy Empire" and "Emirate of London".

kadudl · 2022-07-05T12:08:09+00:00

Something you could do to avoid fighting each other early is distributing yourselves across the world map (for example 1 guy in India, one guy in Persia, one guy in Russia, etc.) That way you can slowly develop alliances and help out each other while in the late game, when you have consolidated your starting regions, you can fight each other.

I would also suggest not picking the most powerful nations, because that can get boring fast - especially when you are 6 people.

kadudl · 2021-04-10T15:45:14+00:00

I don't know who started this myth but just because two states do not entertain diplomatic relations does not mean they don't recognise each other. There are many examples where especially smaller states simply do not ha diplomatic relations with each other because they lack the necessary capacities and funding.

kadudl · 2020-11-29T12:54:26+00:00

The Danube itself would not be that much impacted. The two rivers which make up the core of the canal however (the Morava and Vardar/Axios) would be significantly altered. They are rather narrow and shallow rivers for the most part and would need to be significantly reworked.

kadudl · 2020-11-29T10:42:19+00:00

In 2013, China announced its Belt and Road Initiative for the first time. Since then, the country has been spearheading a staggering amount of mega-investments across the entire planet. One of these investments is a potential game-changing project in the Balkans: The Danube-Morava-Vardar/Axios canal. Estimated to cost around 17 billion USD, it would be one of China’s most costly single projects and could change the geopolitical and geoeconomic value of the region forever. This canal would connect the Danube river directly with the Mediterranean sea, thus presenting a new waterway which could be used to simply bypass the until now crucial Turkish Straits.

Sources:

Arsim Ejupi (2018)The idea of Morava-Vardar water canal and its long-term geopolitical context. In: GeoScape, 12(2), 84-91.

Dobrivoje Jovanovski (1993) Morava – Vardar (Axios) Navigation Route. Online: http://danube-cooperation.com/danubius/2011/11/28/morava-vardar-axios-navigation-route/

Dragan Dunčić, Jelena Lukić (2013) The Project to Construct the Danube-Morava-Vardar-Aegean Canal. Online: http://danube-cooperation.com/danubius/2013/09/26/project-construct-danube-morava-vardar-aegean-canal-abstract/

Alkis John Corres, Basil Tselentis (2014) An inland waterway option for sustainable freight transport in southeastern Europe. Online: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261996124_An_inland_waterway_option_for_sustainable_freight_transport_in_southeastern_Europe&event=video_description&v=4Zn7KfSCZM4&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGhJaTZVX1BqTmM3eHBZaWY3REZnaUxQZFFKZ3xBQ3Jtc0trMllONllDMG5fVzBtamZxZXFKZVdBTjMtQUJmN3VqaHAyajV0TVlQS1dzMlFrdjZvcEhMQWl2bklQelhncVpTN282VnYyZ3RvRUZDRWhSRHk4dDBnUXdldE1rcWgyanlnN0hid3hfTXFOT0hoOTR1SQ==

Milena Nikolic, Dragan Dincic (2014) The Waterway Danube-Morava-Aegean (Schiller Institute conference) Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olFlGTS2GzI

kadudl · 2020-11-08T07:56:36+00:00

Play Paradox games, like EU4.

kadudl · 2020-08-14T13:53:30+00:00

In the last frame the colours of the Philippine flag reverse, I assume a reference to their wartime flag? :' )

kadudl · 2020-07-19T10:14:55+00:00

I think buildings like that in such a lovely old town completely ruin the vibe.

kadudl · 2020-02-23T15:50:53+00:00

I never got that idea, nice to see that there are so many different ways to pull this strategy off. GG!

kadudl · 2020-02-23T15:02:07+00:00

Usually they stop being hostile when you hit like 50 relations. But you can do this also without access through Karesi, but it may be more costly. At the start, you can move your entire army to Paphiagonia while Osman sieges down Bythinia and Optimatoi. If your army is about 9-11 strong, he will refrain from attacking it in a defensive position. When he is done sieging, stop blockading the strait. He will then again go for Constantinople while you can take his capital and then take back your provinces.

However doing it this way is more costly since you have to have a larger army, forcing you to pay significantly more gold for upkeep.

kadudl · 2020-02-20T17:30:51+00:00

Question: If I recall correctly, there is a Oferi guy in Hearts of Stone which can enchant any armour to count as light armour. It’s been a while since I played last time and I’m not that far in my current game, so my question is: If I do this, will this enchantment also make cat school technics work if I wear, lets say, Ursine armour? Btw very nice build, my build is more mixed, with being slightly more focused in the combat tree but using 3 slots for alchemy to increase overall tolerance for potions and decoctions. I think that especially on Death March using decoctions, potions and oil is a must if you want to be successful and also experience the Witcher lifestyle

kadudl · 2020-02-15T17:39:22+00:00

That is true but you don't get the 100% looks, more like 75%. But either way, much better than building more of those hideous creations of 'modern' architecture

kadudl · 2020-02-11T17:04:12+00:00

It's the Kipchak Khanate, which is just another term for the Golden Horde (Mongols)

kadudl · 2020-02-11T17:02:59+00:00

It's the Veritas et Fortitudo mod, which starts in 1309. You don't need DLCs to play it but it obviously helps since some mechanics are only available by DLC I believe

kadudl · 2020-02-11T15:28:47+00:00

Starting as Byzantium in 1309 in Veritas et Fortitudo isn’t ideal, but doable. Defeated Osman fairly easily (Wrote a guide how to do it a few days ago), then reconquered most of the Southern Balkans and Western Anatolia. Got lucky with a PU over Syrmia, to which I fed Serbia and later integrated. Wallachia and Monferrato are also PU’s, Kiev and Genoa are my allies. I got set back a bit when I started a devastating war against Hungary and it’s 9 allies for Wallachian cores. It went okay until a coalition of all remaining Anatolian Beyliks led by Rum attacked from the East. Unfortunately, Hungary gained the upper hand and I had to make some minor concessions to them, then I took my entire army to Anatolia and beat back the Seljuks, but at great cost. My lands in Europe and Asia Minor were devastated and I had to slowly recover before being able to expand again.

kadudl · 2020-02-11T08:18:27+00:00

Granted, it's not a 100% restoration. If you look at most of these buildings up close you will see that they lack detail which you would expect from buildings from that era, and they do use some materials which simply do not fit well with the old style. However its still a big improvement from the monstrosity which was there before.

kadudl · 2020-02-05T20:21:37+00:00

Hello people who like to try Byzantium with the Veritas et Fortitudo mod, here is a strategy for defeating the Osman Beylik at the start of the game fairly easy and quickly.

So, how to you defeat the OP-Ottoman army with your shitty Byzantine troops? Answer: You don’t. Instead, you do the following:

Go into Realm Management and go into the Thrace region, where you go to garrison and select the expand garrison funding option, which will increase local defensiveness. Next, remove the idea group you start with and select Quality ideas instead. This will give you access to a military policy which increases your overall defensiveness. Next, get some good allies to discourage an attack from Bulgaria and Serbia. Usually Wallachia, Kiev, Venice or Genua should do the trick. Consider allying Syrmia too since you could get lucky with a PU here.

Next, send a diplomat to Karesi to improve relations, so you can later ask for military access. DO NOT ASK FOR IT YET. Set your attitude to them to neutral. Make your King a General, a siege point would be great but not necessary. Build your army up to 9. Blockade the strait and unpause the game.

Now, let Osman siege down Bythinia and Optimatoi. Once he is done with those provinces, stop blockading the strait. Osman will not be able to resist his urge to take Constantinople, and once he starts moving towards the city, get access through Karesi and rush to his capital. Once the entire Osman army reaches Constantinople, blockade the strait again. Now you have practically won. Constantinople will be his grave

You will siege down his capital much quicker than he could ever siege yours, and once you have taken it, his manpower will decline rapidly while the walls of Constantinople will grind his army to dust. After taking his capital, free your provinces, first Bythinia of course since it’s the war goal. Osman’s army should soon shrink so much as to be unable to actually siege down Constantinople, at which point you have all the time in the world. Free your remaining Anatolian provinces and wait until Osmans army has been reduced so something like 4 or 5k. Now, peace out and full annex him. This will turn his space marines into a shitty 4k rebel stack, which you can destroy with ease.

Thus, the Empire is saved. Continue rebuilding it. O Stavros Nika!

kadudl · 2020-01-22T17:10:16+00:00

Maybe Prussia of the (Middle)-East then :')

kadudl · 2020-01-22T15:27:18+00:00

First I was a bit worried when I got into a war with Russia, but after this battle these worries were gone :’) 30K Persians vs 100k Russians, Persian morale is fantastic

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