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:''This article is about the Ghiscari people and culture. For the language see [[Old Ghiscari]]''
 
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| Title= Ghiscari
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{{SameName|people and culture|language|Old Ghiscari}}
 
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| Type = Ghiscari
| Status=Nigh-extinct
 
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| Image = Great Masters 403B.jpg
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| Location = [[Slaver's Bay]]<br>[[New Ghis]]
 
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| Status = Active
| Ruler= Localized oligarchies:
 
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*[[Good Masters]]
 
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*[[Wise Masters]]
 
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*[[Great Masters]]
 
 
| Location = [[Slaver's Bay]]<br>[[New Ghis]]
| Society= Oligarchical city-states
 
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| Ruler = Localized oligarchies:<br>[[Good Masters]]<br>[[Wise Masters]]<br>[[Great Masters]]
| Language= [[High Valyrian]] dialect
 
 
| Society = Oligarchical city-states
| Religion= Ghiscari religion
 
 
| Language = [[Low Valyrian]] dialect<br>[[Old Ghiscari]]
| Features=Mongrel people
 
 
| Religion = [[Ghiscari religion]]
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| Features = Brown-skinned<br>Dark-eyed
 
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{{Quote|Lamenting their lost empire, the descendants of Old Ghis grew rich and fat.|Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]|Old Ghis & Slaver's Bay (Histories & Lore)}}
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{{Quote|Lamenting their lost empire, the descendants of Old Ghis grew rich and fat.|Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]|Old Ghis & Slaver's Bay}}
The '''Ghiscari''' are a people and culture established on the region of [[Ghiscar (region)|Ghiscar]] and cities like [[New Ghis]],[[Astapor]], [[Yunkai]], and [[Meereen]]. The modern Ghiscari are, in fact, a mongrel race descended from the original Ghiscari and a dozen races driven together by the [[Ghiscari Empire]] and its subsequent fall and subjugation by the [[Valyrian Freehold]].
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The '''Ghiscari'''{{Ref|H&L108}} are a people and culture established in the region of [[Slaver's Bay]] on the continent of [[Essos]]. Modern Ghiscari culture is centered on the three great slaver-cities of the Bay- [[Astapor]], [[Yunkai]], and [[Meereen]]- as well as the region known as "[[Ghiscar]]" further south. This region is ruled from the city [[New Ghis]], which is located on an off-shore island.
   
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The modern Ghiscari claim descent from the ancient [[Ghiscari Empire]], one of the earliest civilizations in the known world. However, the Empire's defeat and subjugation by the [[Valyrian Freehold]] nearly five thousand years ago make this claim tenuous at best. Culturally, ethnically, and even linguistically, the modern Ghiscari are very much descendants of the [[Valyrians|Valyrian]] slave populations who simply embrace the few elements of the old Empire that have survived the millennia.
Ghiscari no longer speak the language of their forebears but a [[Low Valyrian|dialect]] of [[High Valyrian]] which also includes words of the [[Old Ghiscari|dead]] Ghiscari tongue.
 
   
 
The modern Ghiscari no longer speak the [[Old Ghiscari|language]] of their forebears but a [[Low Valyrian|dialect]] of [[High Valyrian]], which includes a few words of the dead Ghiscari tongue.
==Prominent Ghiscari==
 
   
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The aristocracies of the Ghiscari cities- the [[Good Masters|Good]], [[Wise Masters|Wise]], and [[Great Masters]]- wear the ''[[tokar]]'', a traditional Ghiscari garment worn only by the powerful and rich.
* {[[Kraznys mo Nakloz]]}, of the [[Good Masters]] of [[Astapor]]. Burned alive by [[Drogon]] during the [[Sack of Astapor]].
 
* {[[Greizhen mo Ullhor]]}, of the Good Masters of Astapor. Killed by [[Unsullied]] during the Sack of Astapor.
 
* [[Razdal mo Eraz]], Master of Men and Speaker to Savages, of the [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]], scion of the [[House of Eraz]].
 
* {[[Prendahl na Ghezn]]}, one of the captains of the [[Second Sons]] [[mercenary]] company. Beheaded by [[Daario Naharis]].
 
* [[Oznak zo Pahl]], a [[Meereen]]ese.
 
* [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], of the [[Great Masters]] of [[Meereen]], scion of the [[House of Loraq]].
 
   
 
==In the books==
 
==In the books==
 
In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the modern Ghiscari are a mongrel people, a mixture of the original Ghiscari with the many races enslaved by the [[Valyrian Freehold]]. While they cling to the glorious past of the [[Ghiscari Empire]], their culture, language and religion have been largely replaced by that of their Valyrian conquerors.
   
 
Modern Ghiscari have dense, dark amber skin, and wiry hair dyed with red highlights. Ghiscari men of the Slaver Cities are known to wear their hair teased, oiled, and twisted into fantastic shapes such as wings or horns. They also wear cloaks of yellow with copper disks sewn on. Their tunics are embroidered linen. Below the waist they wear pleated linen skirts and sandals. The richest classes, who are primarily made up of slavers, wear the ''[[Tokar|tokar]]'', an intentionally impractical outfit that forces the wearer to hold it with a hand - a symbol of status, indicating that the wearer does not perform any kind of labor. Ghiscari are also fond of rich foods, such as dog, octopus stew, and duck eggs; it is said that the only meat a Ghiscari will not consume is that of man or dragon.
In the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels Ghiscari are a people clinging to the glorious past of the Ghiscari Empire. Their culture, language and religion, however, has been largerly replaced by that of their Valyrian conquerors.
 
   
 
Just as their Valyrian rivals are often associated with [[dragon]]s, Ghiscari associate themselves with the symbol of the defunct Ghiscari Empire: the [[harpy]].
Modern Ghiscari have dense, dark amber skin and wiry hair with red highlights. Ghiscari men the Slaver Cities are known to wear their hairs teased, oiled, and twisted into fantastic shapes such as wing or horns. They also wear cloaks of yellow with copper disks sewn on. Their tunics are embroidered linen. Below the waist they wear pleated linen skirts and sandals. The richest classes, who are primarily made up of slavers, wear the Tokar, a impractial outfit that forces the wearer to hold it with a hand - and a symbol of status, as the wearer indicates they do not perform any kind of labor. Ghiscari are also fond of rich foods; such as dogs, octopus stew and duck eggs.
 
   
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==References==
Just as their Valyrian rivals are often associated with [[dragons]], Ghiscari associate themselves with the symbol of the defunct Ghiscari Empire: the [[harpy]].
 
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*[http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Ghiscari_Empire#People Ghiscari at A Wiki of Ice and Fire]
 
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Latest revision as of 00:42, 15 March 2024

This page is about the people and culture. For the language, see: Old Ghiscari

"Lamenting their lost empire, the descendants of Old Ghis grew rich and fat."
―Ser Jorah Mormont[src]

The Ghiscari[1] are a people and culture established in the region of Slaver's Bay on the continent of Essos. Modern Ghiscari culture is centered on the three great slaver-cities of the Bay- Astapor, Yunkai, and Meereen- as well as the region known as "Ghiscar" further south. This region is ruled from the city New Ghis, which is located on an off-shore island.

The modern Ghiscari claim descent from the ancient Ghiscari Empire, one of the earliest civilizations in the known world. However, the Empire's defeat and subjugation by the Valyrian Freehold nearly five thousand years ago make this claim tenuous at best. Culturally, ethnically, and even linguistically, the modern Ghiscari are very much descendants of the Valyrian slave populations who simply embrace the few elements of the old Empire that have survived the millennia.

The modern Ghiscari no longer speak the language of their forebears but a dialect of High Valyrian, which includes a few words of the dead Ghiscari tongue.

The aristocracies of the Ghiscari cities- the Good, Wise, and Great Masters- wear the tokar, a traditional Ghiscari garment worn only by the powerful and rich.

In the books

In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the modern Ghiscari are a mongrel people, a mixture of the original Ghiscari with the many races enslaved by the Valyrian Freehold. While they cling to the glorious past of the Ghiscari Empire, their culture, language and religion have been largely replaced by that of their Valyrian conquerors.

Modern Ghiscari have dense, dark amber skin, and wiry hair dyed with red highlights. Ghiscari men of the Slaver Cities are known to wear their hair teased, oiled, and twisted into fantastic shapes such as wings or horns. They also wear cloaks of yellow with copper disks sewn on. Their tunics are embroidered linen. Below the waist they wear pleated linen skirts and sandals. The richest classes, who are primarily made up of slavers, wear the tokar, an intentionally impractical outfit that forces the wearer to hold it with a hand - a symbol of status, indicating that the wearer does not perform any kind of labor. Ghiscari are also fond of rich foods, such as dog, octopus stew, and duck eggs; it is said that the only meat a Ghiscari will not consume is that of man or dragon.

Just as their Valyrian rivals are often associated with dragons, Ghiscari associate themselves with the symbol of the defunct Ghiscari Empire: the harpy.

References

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