User:Geoff

Geoff Horswood

Other names:	Jomart in Qazaq)
Caretaker:	Turkestan, Assyrian Church, Uyguristan, Tannu-Tuva
Other contributions:	InterTurkic language, Soğdo script, several Jets, Ciudad Las Vacas
Birth:
Date:	1- Mamor, Buqa Jıl 1973 (=1st May 1973)
Place:	Epsom, England
Place of residence:	Tejas
Current Job:	Unemployed
Languages spoken:	English, Kazakh, InterTurkic, small amounts of Russian, German, French & Spanish
Interests:	painting, history, cartography, weird technology, conculturing, conlanging
On the List:	No. 71
Doppelgangers:	Jomart Nasreddin-ulı

I'm Geoff. My primary area of contribution to IB at the moment is Turkestan, but my interest area includes most of the Central Asian region (particularly the Turko-Mongolian parts). I'm also a conlanger & conworlder.

In addition to my beloved Turkestan and Central Asia, I seem to be becoming Chief Historian of Aviation or something. Militaria is something of an interest, particularly aircraft, and I also maintain an interest in slightly off-the-wall technology. The combination of these can be fairly unusual at times.

Currently residing in Tejas but citizen of the FK, married to Heather (who accepts this conculture stuff I do, but thinks it's a bit mad, really), with two small children: Catherine (5) and Brianna (3).

Other non-IB hobbies/interests include painting (acrylics mostly), languages, history, cartography, military technology and a whole heap of stuff I never have time to get to (see "two small children").

Contributions

Things I'm caretaker of:

• Turkestan
• Assyrian Church
  • by extension, the Communion of the Church of the East, though I hold this one very lightly
• Uyguristan
• Tannu-Tuva
• the Silk Road League
• Ciudad Las Vacas (I guess...)

Things I've originated or made a big contribution to

• Soğdo script
• InterTurkic language
• A number of flags including:
  • Turkestan
  • Uyguristan
  • Silk Road League
  • Ilxanate (I think this is my personal favourite so far among my creations)
  • Snorist Mongolia
  • Monastic Republic aviation roundel
  • Imperial Greek naval ensign
• Ring Game (and several other Central Asian sports)
• List of Jet Fighters
• Timeline of Aviation History
• Autogiros
• Original idea for Defenders of the Earth
• Main Page in InterTurkic
• Main Page in Qazaq

Things I keep a watchful eye on:

(either because they stand a good chance of affecting one of my areas of immanent domain, or out of general interest)

• Persia
• China
• Russia
• Aviation
• IB Religion in general, and Christianity in particular
• Zoroastrianism
• Manesianity - I'd love to see more work done on this, but I've no idea where to start.
• Ill Bethisad Technology - being a fan of non-standard tech, I like to see its development in IB.

To Do

• more Turkestan history
  • Qurultai period
    • Chinese hegemony
    • Possible involvement in Sino-Russian War
  • EBUK (Snorist) period
    • Ilxan histories
    • Politics & daily life
    • Fall of SNOR
  • post-SNOR
• Flesh out Uyguristan
• What do people do for fun in Central Asia?