GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Artist | François Hippolyte Lalaisse (1812-1844) |
| Engraver | Augustin François Lemaitre (1797-1870)-Chaillot |
| Date | 1840 |
| Technique | Copper Engraving |
| Category | Ottoman Empire And Turkey |
| Source | Turkey Volume Of L'Univers Pittoresque, Paris |
The game of jereed is a game of Central Asian origin that emerged to enable warriors to better throw their spears at the enemy while riding horses. Jereed, in other words, Cavgan, was the greatest demonstration sport and game of the palace and the Janissary Corps during the Ottoman Empire.
