The Aswārān (singular aswār), also spelled Asbārān and Savaran, was a cavalry force that formed the backbone of the army of the Sasanian Empire. They...
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apparently chosen from the House of Suren. Spāhbed: Field general. Aswārān-sardār, aswārān-sālār: literally "Commander of the Cavalry", but its duties are...
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The unit consisted of Iranian noblemen who were originally part of the aswaran unit of the Sasanian army. It was disbanded in 703 by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf...
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lance. The Sasanian lance, known as nēzak (Middle Persian), used by the aswaran cavalry, was derived from the Parthian kontos. The Parthian version was...
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decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom Papal Orders of Chivalry Aswaran Baghatur Boyar Cataphract Condottieri Conquistador Eagle warrior Equites...
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strong resistance in the defence of the city along with Persian Aswaran. Later, as did Aswaran, who were known as Asawira during the caliphate period, they...
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Assyrians Akinji Al-Haras Amazons Anglo-Saxons Apache Armatoloi Ashigaru Aswaran Aztecs Balija Batavi Berserker Bogatyr Boxers Boyars Bulgars Bunt Carthaginian...
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is mentioned by some sources as one of the pieces of equipment of the Aswaran, the cavalry force of the Sasanian Empire. On the American continent, the...
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Safavid Persia can recruit Immortals as elite unit for infantry and cavalry. Aswaran Pushtigban Immortals (Byzantine Empire) Praetorian Guard Hazarbed Persian...
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under Azarethes, consisting of a cavalry force numbering about 15,000 Aswaran with an additional 5,000 Lakhmid Arab cavalry under Al-Mundhir, to invade...
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Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...
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southwestern Arabia. Yemen was conquered in 570 by a small expeditionary aswaran force led by the Sasanian veteran Vahrez−the Himyarite prince Sayf ibn...
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Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...
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smaller in numbers. By the time of Khosrow I the composite cavalrymen (aswaran) appeared, who were skilled in both archery and the use of lance. On the...
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channeled into designated kill zones between the tiers of forts. The mobile aswaran cavalry would then carry out counter-attacks from strategically positioned...
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Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...
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History of veterinary medicine Horses in the Middle Ages Horses in warfare Aswaran Futuwwa Ayyār Jalali, Ali Ahmad (15 December 2021). Afghanistan: A Military...
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Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...
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describing the assault by the Persian asāwira (descendants of the Sasanian aswārān heavy cavalry) that killed Mas'ud ibn Amr, the governor of Basra, in 684...
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army Late Roman army Roman-Persian Wars* Persian war elephants Cataphract Aswaran Farrokh, Kaveh; Karamian, Gholamreza; Maksymiuk, Katarzyna (2018). A Synopsis...
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of Khosrau I) Commander of the cavalry: Aspwargan salar (Parthian) or aswaran salar (Sassanian) Commander of the archers: Tirbodh Commander of the infantry:...
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state-leased military estates (compare the organization of the Sasanian aswārān). More recent scholars however have posited that the formation of the themes...
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Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...
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Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...
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Professor American Administrative Appointed Institutional (university) Aswaran Salar Sasanian Empire Executive Appointed Divisional (entire cavalry) Augusta...
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Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...
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main force of the Sasanian army was the Aswaran cavalry. Previously only nobles could enlist into the Aswaran cavalry which was very limited and created...
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Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...
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Arabs in the 10th century. The elite cavalry corps of the Persians was the Aswaran. The lance (kontos) was probably its preferred weapon, having the power...
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(lower nobility). The azadan and wuzurgan formed the bulk of the cavalry (aswaran), which in turn formed the backbone of the Sasanian army. The azadan were...
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