“Turkish, Arab and Persian Wrestling” in the military training program of the Mamluks according to manuscript C 686 (IOM RAS collection)

This article contains the first Russian translation of the chapter “Turkish, Arab and Persian Wrestling” in the illuminated manuscript on Mamluk warfare copied in AD 1474 and currently housed at the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences under shelf-mark C 686. The study focuses on the historical context and traditions of wrestling originating from Central Asia and Mongolia. Special terms used in the manuscript, which are loanwords from Persian and Turkic languages, are discussed and interpreted. The author also examines a miniature depicting wrestlers, its style, features, as well as the origins of this artistic tradition.