Aggregate of the Middle Ages
Aggregate of the Medieval in Throne of the Crescent Moon In Saladin Ahmed's book Throne of the Cresent Moon, the Cresent Moon Kingdoms represent a hodgepodge of medieval middle eastern societies and cultures. The Cresent Moon Empire is a mixture of Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Turkey as well as the Persian and Ottoman Empires. We can see the influence of each of these cultures through the story and particularly in the city of Dhamsawaat . The tea houses of Dhamsawaat were a feature of Turkish society, meanwhile, the name of the empires itself references many middle eastern flags such as Algeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. Another example is the Kaftans that are worn by multiple characters were worn by multiple middle eastern cultures, including but not limited to Morocco, Algeria, the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire. The entire book is littered with references to Islam such as the ...