Urga

[Ignatieff]

Does anyone have any town plans or area plans of the city from our period?

[Ignatieff]

must be a record.  119 views and no clues.....

[Keith]

Jeepers - that's going to take some serious looking into and I reckon you'll end up going on written descriptions unless you've got access to the Chinese State archives  .
I'm sure I've seen one or two quite crude/artful maps from an earlier period though ...


Oh, read your emails BTW 

[Captain Blood]

must be a record.  119 views and no clues.....

It's just because it's such a great title for a thread...
I thought you were being sick  

Did the Uighurs come from Urga, or would that be too good to be true?  

Sorry, I'm not helping much am I?  

[Bugsda]

Did the Mongolians plan their towns?  


Maybe these people could help.

http://www.mongoliacenter.org/

[Belgian]

Did they build towns? I though they only pillaged them 

[Hammers]

Did the Mongolians plan their towns?  

I imagine them to be more of a "where ever I lay my hat" kind of city planners.

Reading the wiki entry on Urga I find it way cool that it was a ambulating capital for many years. I wish we did that here in Sweden. The Royal Caravan, the High Court yurga and the National Museum Baldachuin just set of to whatever place was in fashion that particular moment. "Hey, I hear the paisley spotted warbler has been spotted in Ottenby. Shall we go and have a look? Bring the department, why don't you.."

Oh, and just because I said it...

[OSHIROmodels]

must be a record.  119 views and no clues.....

Six Seven replies and no clues.....

 

Oh yeah, I'll be sending you some photos over the weekend.

cheers

James

[itchy]

as already stated lots of descriptions but few pics and no maps but the pics seem to show it as a bit of a throw together ?
http://www.artfinder.com/work/street-in-urga-illustration-from-mongolia-the-tangut-country-and/in/tag.city/

Harpers on line magazine has some 1920,s photos but you have to subscribe to see them clearly .

Still no help :-(

[Rob_bresnen]

can't you just cheat. Build a few suitable buildings, throw them onto the table and say, knowledgeable, that is exactly what it was like. I mean, who is going to argue with you?

[Hammers]

can't you just cheat. Build a few suitable buildings, throw them onto the table and say, knowledgeable, that is exactly what it was like. I mean, who is going to argue with you?

Are you kidding or do you not know any wargamers personally?

[Centaur_Seducer]

can't you just cheat. Build a few suitable buildings, throw them onto the table and say, knowledgeable, that is exactly what it was like. I mean, who is going to argue with you?

And the chance of someone showing up with actual knowledge in the subject increases with about a million percent

[Ignatieff]

And the chance of someone showing up with actual knowledge in the subject increases with about a million percent

You don't know my lot.....

thanks chaps.

[odd duck]

There is a photo at the bottom of this link that gives some idea of the layout
http://www.retronaut.co/2012/05/mongolia-in-colour-1913/
hope it helps

[Hammers]

There is a photo at the bottom of this link that gives some idea of the layout
http://www.retronaut.co/2012/05/mongolia-in-colour-1913/
hope it helps

Fantastic find! Horrible image of that poor woman in a starving box.