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...

apparently chosen from the House of Suren. Spāhbed: Field general. Aswārān-sardār, aswārān-sālār: literally "Commander of the Cavalry", but its duties are...

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...

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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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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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...

Safavid Persia can recruit Immortals as elite unit for infantry and cavalry. Aswaran Pushtigban Immortals (Byzantine Empire) Praetorian Guard Hazarbed Persian...

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...

Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...

southwestern Arabia. Yemen was conquered in 570 by a small expeditionary aswaran force led by the Sasanian veteran Vahrez−the Himyarite prince Sayf ibn...

Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...

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...

channeled into designated kill zones between the tiers of forts. The mobile aswaran cavalry would then carry out counter-attacks from strategically positioned...

Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...

History of veterinary medicine Horses in the Middle Ages Horses in warfare Aswaran Futuwwa Ayyār Jalali, Ali Ahmad (15 December 2021). Afghanistan: A Military...

Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...

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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of Khosrau I) Commander of the cavalry: Aspwargan salar (Parthian) or aswaran salar (Sassanian) Commander of the archers: Tirbodh Commander of the infantry:...

state-leased military estates (compare the organization of the Sasanian aswārān). More recent scholars however have posited that the formation of the themes...

Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...

Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...

Professor American Administrative Appointed Institutional (university) Aswaran Salar Sasanian Empire Executive Appointed Divisional (entire cavalry) Augusta...

Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...

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...

Military of the Sasanian Empire Armed forces and units Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites...

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...

(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...