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Medieval Kingdoms: Total War is a mod for Total War: Attila, created by.Description:Medieval Kingdoms: Total War is a total conversion of Total War: Attila with brings the game to the high middle ages, set in the starting year of 1212 AD going until 1453 AD. This mod will completely revamp the game with new factions, units and much much more! (Yes this is the same mod team as for the Rome 2 version.)For now it offers couple dozens factions with unique units, so you can play battles with them.Mod offers an installer. Popular files for Total War: AttilaNameTypeSizeDateTotal7 daysmod1 MB4/2/201813.2K449mod3281.4 MB4/1/201714.7K279mod805.3 MB7/12/20179.3K200mod611.4 MB5/1/20194.4K85mod67.1 MB3.2K40mod587.9 MB6/21/20166.8K29mod322.9 MB5/28/20172.3K29mod54.6 MB3/18/20176.6K28mod11.4 MB7/11/20155.5K25mod8 MB1/31/20163.7K22mod123.5 MB6/21/20163.3K18mod20.7 MB6/21/20162.9K17mod15.8 MB6/21/20162.2K14mod1475.5 MB3/14mod41.4 MB3/14mod11.6 MB3/14.
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THE KHWARAZMIAN EMPIREFormer governors of the Seljuk sultanate, the Mamluk dynasty of the Khwarazmids crashed onto the scene under Khwarazmshah Tekesh, father of Muhammad II. Taking advantage of the collapse of the Seljuk empire, the Khwarazmshahs had taken center stage in the battle for Khorasan along with the Qara Khitay and Ghurids. Most importantly, Tekesh forged an alliance with the pagan Turkish tribes that had migrated into Khwarazm, marrying the Qangli princess Terken Khatun, granting the Khwarazmid realm access to a large contingent of elite soldiers, whose brutality only matched their lust for plunder. Tekesh's reign would also be the start of a strenuous relationship with the Sunni Caliph in Baghdad, who had recently found independence. Tekesh's son, Ala ad-Din Muhammad II Iskandar-i Sani (Alexander the Second), would be the one to make Khwarazm famous in the history books, defeating the Ghurids, Iranian Seljuks, Bavandids and just recently, in 1212, throwing off the Qara Khitay yoke and forming arguably the greatest power in the Muslim world.Muhammad would grow the realm furthermore until his troops, sent to subjugate the Caliph, would face nature's wrath in the Zagros mountains and halt the invasion.
His handling of the Mongol situation would see his realm quickly destroyed and he would die soon after the fall the Sarmarqand in an island on the Caspian sea. His son and heir, Jalal ad-Din Manguberdi, would see more success, defeating the Mongols at Parwan before needing to escape to Delhi, where he would eventually build back a force to invade his brother's realm in Fars and continuing further with success against the Caliphate and destroying the Georgian army, sacking their capital and butchering the population. His death by an assassin's hand would end the relatively brief Khwarazmid chapter in Iran's history.The Khwarazmids are relatively unpopular with their new subjects in the Iranian plateau and their playstyle revolves around using their large and effective cavalry force.
Their native infantry force is extremely limited in the first tier and as such, the early campaign will require large use of regional units. The Khwarazmian army centered, during the reign of Muhammad II, around a core of elite pagan Turkish cavalrymen from tribal groups such as the Qangli and the Qipchaqs. Due to the marriage of Khwarazmshah Tekesh, father of Muhammad II, to Terken Khatun, a Qangli princess and mother of Muhammad II, the Khwarazmshah could rely on these 'mercenaries' to fight for him in great numbers. They were quite likely the heaviest cavalry of the Muslim world in the early 13th century, with riders wearing heavy armour, usually metal lamellar, and horses covered in complete metal barding. They would become famous for their brutality, savagely plundering Iranian cities as the borders of the Khwarazmids grew. The collapse of the Shi'a Buyyid dynasty in the 11th century led to the elite Daylami soldiers to find employment elsewhere. From Egypt to India, the Daylami infantry was known for being the best of the best, used mostly for palace guard duties.
They were still known for their high quality as soldiers during the Seljuq period. They typically used nachakh battle axes and maces, sometimes swords for the wealthier individuals. Despite wearing mail and metal helmets, their shields, the large januwiyah, was their main form of protection, fighting in a tight shield wall formation.
Turkish groups of nomads had migrated into Khwarazm peacefully before the 13th century, and had also followed the Seljuqs in their conquest of Iran. Many had been settled and would bring their military skill to battle for the rulers and leaders they felt loyal to. Turks were born in the saddle and were known as fantastic cavalrymen, especially for their skill in archery on horseback. The importance of horse archers had gradually diminished from the Seljuq invasion, but they still were quite useful as scouts, raiders and skirmishers, harassing moving columns and screening the main army. Ghulaman ( sing.
Ghulam) were the elite soldiers of medieval Muslim armies. Taken as slaves, mostly from Turkish groups in the steppes at this time of history, purchased, raised as Muslims and trained for warfare, they are fearsome slave-soldiers whose loyalty only lies to their master, as they have neither family nor local support, relying solely on his success for their own fortunes. Trained in Furusiyya, they were excellent cavalrymen, capable of mounted archery as well as fighting with all sorts of weapons from horseback, such as lances, swords, maces and axes. The Khwarazmian army centered, during the reign of Muhammad II, around a core of elite pagan Turkish cavalrymen from tribal groups such as the Qangli and the Qipchaqs. Due to the marriage of Khwarazmshah Tekesh, father of Muhammad II, to Terken Khatun, a Qangli princess and mother of Muhammad II, the Khwarazmshah could rely on these 'mercenaries' to fight for him in great numbers. They were quite likely the heaviest cavalry of the Muslim world in the early 13th century, with riders wearing heavy armour, usually metal lamellar, and horses covered in complete metal barding.
They would become famous for their brutality, savagely plundering Iranian cities as the borders of the Khwarazmids grew. While the favoured weapon of such cavalrymen was the wooden lance, part of the Khwarazmid heavy cavalry fought as horse archers, a role Turkish soldiers filled in great numbers. An Iqta holder can, and usually did in the Seljuq and Khwarazmid periods, have a military obligation to the one who granted it to him. The 'fief' would also stipulate how many soldiers a Muqta would have to provide to his overlord in war. Cavalrymen were a typical kind of soldier requested in Iqtas, and Iran had a rich history of mounted combat. Mounted Sarbaazan ( soldiers) are shown, in miniatures, as wielding a weapon in one hand, quite commonly a sword, and a round sipar shield in the other, generally made of hardened leather.
A kalkan shield (wicker shield) would have been a possibility. The tabarzin, or saddle axe, was also a very popular weapon amongst Eastern Muslim cavalrymen in the medieval era.
Turkish groups of nomads had migrated into Khwarazm peacefully before the 13th century, and had also followed the Seljuqs in their conquest of Iran. Many had been settled and would bring their military skill to battle for the rulers and leaders they felt loyal to. Turks were born in the saddle and were known as fantastic cavalrymen, especially for their skill in archery on horseback. Period art shows that amongst Turkish groups, the lance was a very popular weapon, typically wielded with both hands instead of the Frankish 'couched' style.
Tribes generally identified themselves by tamgas (symbol) which was branded on their livestock, and the Khwarazmids typically depended on the Qangli and Qipchaq turks. Iranian Savaran ( horsemen) have existed since Antiquity, becoming most famous as the heavy cavalry of Arsacid and then Sassanid Iran. While the Arab conquest of Iran changed it forever, Iran helped shape the Muslim world.
One such thing was the tradition of aristocratic heavy cavalry, changing to the medieval concept of the Faris. Further influence by Central Asian military culture, they now wear heavy lamellar armour or mail. Capable in ranged combat as well as fighting with the lance and shield, Savaran are the continuation of Iranian military tradition dating from over a thousand years.
Ghulaman ( sing. Ghulam) were the elite soldiers of medieval Muslim armies. Taken as slaves, mostly from Turkish groups in the steppes at this time of history, purchased, raised as Muslims and trained for warfare, they are fearsome slave-soldiers whose loyalty only lies to their master, as they have neither family nor local support, relying solely on his success for their own fortunes. Trained in Furusiyya, they were excellent cavalrymen, capable of mounted archery as well as fighting with all sorts of weapons from horseback, such as lances, swords, maces and axes. Much like the Frankish knights, the Ghulaman were capable of heavy lance charges to break formations and rout opponents.
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Iqtas are generally described as the Muslim equivalent to the European fief. A Muqta (iqta holder) was not in fact a lord with a hereditary title, but rather a professional soldier. paid by collecting taxes for his lord and himself as per the iqta, and said iqta would return to his lord at the death of the holder. However, they were given to loyal soldiers who were then given extensive duties and acted much like landed nobility, forming a Muslim military aristocracy. Due to the nature of their armies, the Seljuqs and Khwarazmians typically granted iqtas to Turkish commanders, creating a Persianate Turkish ruling class.In some cases however, iqtas could be purely administrative.
The military iqta was much more common during the Seljuq and Khwarazmian periods. The Khwarazmian army centered, during the reign of Muhammad II, around a core of elite pagan Turkish cavalrymen from tribal groups such as the Qangli and the Qipchaqs. Due to the marriage of Khwarazmshah Tekesh, father of Muhammad II, to Terken Khatun, a Qangli princess and mother of Muhammad II, the Khwarazmshah could rely on these 'mercenaries' to fight for him in great numbers.
They were quite likely the heaviest cavalry of the Muslim world in the early 13th century, with riders wearing heavy armour, usually metal lamellar, and horses covered in complete metal barding. They would become famous for their brutality, savagely plundering Iranian cities as the borders of the Khwarazmids grew. The Khwarazmian heavy cavalryman relied on a long wooden lance, a shamshir (curved sword) or a tabarzin (saddle axe), a shield such as a kalkan (wicker shield) or sipar (round, hardened leather shield). Tribes generally identified themselves by tamgas (symbol) which was branded on their livestock, and the Khwarazmids typically depended on the Qangli and Qipchaq turks. Javanmard (futuwwa in arabic) organizations had a strong presence in Iran prior to the turkish invasions, namely in Samanid Khorasan. Such organizations brought together soldiers and irregulars to respect a certain code of conduct, serve their communities and take up arms in a way that is comparable, though not equivalent, to Western knights or the Christian military orders. Javanmards (loosely translated to honorable, chivalrous men) were an integral part of the Sarbadars of Sabzevar's military, as the Sarbadars formed an alliance with Shi'a dervishes, whose armed followers were organized in the typical javanmard fashion, and represented a very large and zealous urban militia.
Pushan-dar formed the heavily armoured contingents of Irano-Turkoman militaries. The later military elite of Iranian armies that is depicted in miniatures display the overwhelming presence of very long, decorated helmets and the Turkoman 'turban' helmet, large-bossed wicker shields, limb armour and plated mail (jawshan).
Amongst the many surviving artifacts are also found the iconic shields of late medieval and early modern Iran and India, the Sipar(Iran)/Dhal(India), made of either laminated hide or metal with 4 extruding bosses of metal. Ghulaman ( sing. Ghulam) were the elite soldiers of medieval Muslim armies. Taken as slaves, mostly from Turkish groups in the steppes at this time of history, purchased, raised as Muslims and trained for warfare, they are fearsome slave-soldiers whose loyalty only lies to their master, as they have neither family nor local support, relying solely on his success for their own fortunes. Trained in Furusiyya, they were excellent cavalrymen, capable of mounted archery as well as fighting with all sorts of weapons from horseback, such as lances, swords, maces and axes.
An Iqta holder can, and usually did in the Seljuq and Khwarazmid periods, have a military obligation to the one who granted it to him. The 'fief' would also stipulate how many soldiers a Muqta would have to provide to his overlord in war. Cavalrymen were a typical kind of soldier requested in Iqtas, and Iran had a rich history of mounted combat. The typical mounted soldiers, or sarbaazan, depicted in 14th century miniatures, when not in heavy armour or wielding a lance, wore mostly fabric armour, with vambraces, a helmet and wicker shield. Ghulaman ( sing. Ghulam) were the elite soldiers of medieval Muslim armies.
Taken as slaves, mostly from Turkish groups in the steppes at this time of history, purchased, raised as Muslims and trained for warfare, they are fearsome slave-soldiers whose loyalty only lies to their master, as they have neither family nor local support, relying solely on his success for their own fortunes. Trained in Furusiyya, they were excellent cavalrymen, capable of mounted archery as well as fighting with all sorts of weapons from horseback, such as lances, swords, maces and axes.
Much like the Frankish knights, the Ghulaman were capable of heavy lance charges to break formations and rout opponents. Iranian Savaran ( horsemen) have existed since Antiquity, becoming most famous as the heavy cavalry of Arsacid and then Sassanid Iran. While the Arab conquest of Iran changed it forever, Iran helped shape the Muslim world. One such thing was the tradition of aristocratic heavy cavalry, changing to the medieval concept of the Faris. Further influence by Central Asian military culture, they now wear heavy lamellar armour or mail. Capable in ranged combat as well as fighting with the lance and shield, Savaran are the continuation of Iranian military tradition dating from over a thousand years. Iqtas are generally described as the Muslim equivalent to the European fief.
A Muqta (iqta holder) was not in fact a lord with a hereditary title, but rather a professional soldier. paid by collecting taxes for his lord and himself as per the iqta, and said iqta would return to his lord at the death of the holder. However, they were given to loyal soldiers who were then given extensive duties and acted much like landed nobility, forming a Muslim military aristocracy. Due to the nature of their armies, the Seljuqs and Khwarazmians typically granted iqtas to Turkish commanders, creating a Persianate Turkish ruling class.In some cases however, iqtas could be purely administrative. The military iqta was much more common during the Seljuq and Khwarazmian periods. Turkomans were a large part of the late era Iranian military, as tribes first formed a significant part of Timur's armies, but, most importantly, the later dynasties, that of the Qara Qoyunlu and the Aq Qoyunlu, were Turkoman confederations which greatly depended on tribes to provide soldiers for warfare. While most soldiers of these armies were mounted, a fair number of infantry were amongst these groups and miniatures of the Aq Qoyunlu period show foot soldiers of Turkoman origin, including some wielding large axes.Yayas (late).
Pushan-dar formed the heavily armoured contingents of Irano-Turkoman militaries. The later military elite of Iranian armies that is depicted in miniatures display the overwhelming presence of very long, decorated helmets and the Turkoman 'turban' helmet, large-bossed wicker shields, limb armour and plated mail (jawshan). Amongst the many surviving artifacts are also found the iconic shields of late medieval and early modern Iran and India, the Sipar(Iran)/Dhal(India), made of either laminated hide or metal with 4 extruding bosses of metal.Qolloghchi Pasdaran. Turkish groups of nomads had migrated into Khwarazm peacefully before the 13th century, and had also followed the Seljuqs in their conquest of Iran.
Many had been settled and would bring their military skill to battle for the rulers and leaders they felt loyal to. Turks were born in the saddle and were known as fantastic cavalrymen, especially for their skill in archery on horseback. The importance of horse archers had gradually diminished from the Seljuq invasion, but they still were quite useful as scouts, raiders and skirmishers, harassing moving columns and screening the main army.Qizilbash. A small Sufi Shia sect in Azerbaijan in the mid-15th century, the Safaviyya gained a foothold in Iranian politics when it received favour from Shah Uzun Hasan and the intermarriage between the royal family and their leader's gave them significant political clout.
As the Aq Qoyunlu realm was collapsing to civil war, the young leader of the Safaviyya, Ismail, would forcefully take the capital of Tabriz and declare himself Shah. Throughout its existence, the Safaviyya would find support in a few Turkoman tribes, of which would come the armed wing of the sect, the Qizilbash, or 'red-headed', for the iconic headgear of the group.Tirkash-band (late).
A small Sufi Shia sect in Azerbaijan in the mid-15th century, the Safaviyya gained a foothold in Iranian politics when it received favour from Shah Uzun Hasan and the intermarriage between the royal family and their leader's gave them significant political clout. As the Aq Qoyunlu realm was collapsing to civil war, the young leader of the Safaviyya, Ismail, would forcefully take the capital of Tabriz and declare himself Shah. Throughout its existence, the Safaviyya would find support in a few Turkoman tribes, of which would come the armed wing of the sect, the Qizilbash, or 'red-headed', for the iconic headgear of the group.Mohajeman (late). An Iqta holder can, and usually did in the Seljuq and Khwarazmid periods, have a military obligation to the one who granted it to him. The 'fief' would also stipulate how many soldiers a Muqta would have to provide to his overlord in war.
Cavalrymen were a typical kind of soldier requested in Iqtas, and Iran had a rich history of mounted combat. The typical mounted soldiers, or sarbaazan, depicted in 15th century miniatures, when not in heavy armour or wielding a lance, wore mostly fabric armour, with vambraces, a helmet and wicker shield.Turkoman Lancers (late). Iqtas are generally described as the Muslim equivalent to the European fief. A Muqta (iqta holder) was not in fact a lord with a hereditary title, but rather a professional soldier. paid by collecting taxes for his lord and himself as per the iqta, and said iqta would return to his lord at the death of the holder. However, they were given to loyal soldiers who were then given extensive duties and acted much like landed nobility, forming a Muslim military aristocracy.
Due to the nature of their armies, the Seljuqs and Khwarazmians typically granted iqtas to Turkish commanders, creating a Persianate Turkish ruling class.In some cases however, iqtas could be purely administrative. The military iqta was much more common during the Seljuq and Khwarazmian periods.Boy-nukars late. With the rise of Ottoman power in the Eastern Mediterranean threatening Venice's Stato da Mar, a natural ally was found in the rival of such a threat.
The Venetians found in Shah Uzun Hasan someone that could threaten the Eastern border of the Ottoman empire and sent many embassies to cement such an alliance. The Persians were found to be lacking in gunpowder armament and the Venetians made good on their alliance by attempting to provide material support. While the accounts vary on the actual shipments, one notes '52 mortars, six of them large ones, 500 arquebuses, and 200 musketeers in order to instruct his army in their use.' CREDITSThis faction (and affiliated factions and units) could not have been completed without the significant contributions of Ltd., Slytacular, dontfearme22 and hessam the terrible for their models, model work, counsel and time. Also, a great thank you to everyone who provided opinions, research and other models that I cannot directly credit the work to but appear in the unit pictures. Ghulaman ( sing. Ghulam) were the elite soldiers of medieval Muslim armies.
Taken as slaves, mostly from Turkish groups in the steppes at this time of history, purchased, raised as Muslims and trained for warfare, they are fearsome slave-soldiers whose loyalty only lies to their master, as they have neither family nor local support, relying solely on his success for their own fortunes. As time went on since the Abbasid implementation of the Ghulam system, they grew into some form of praetorian guard, playing kingmaker for the Caliphate.
Regardless, Muslim rulers found Ghulaman to be indispensable for both their protection and to counter-balance the ambitions of powerful amirs. Many dynasties came from freed Ghulaman who were put into important positions of power and emancipated during power struggles, notable examples including Egypt, Northern India and Khwarazm. The collapse of the Shi'a Buyyid dynasty in the 11th century led to the elite Daylami soldiers to find employment elsewhere. From Egypt to India, the Daylami infantry was known for being the best of the best, used mostly for palace guard duties. They were still known for their high quality as soldiers during the Seljuq period. They typically used nachakh battle axes and maces, sometimes swords for the wealthier individuals. Despite wearing mail and metal helmets, their shields, the large januwiyah, was their main form of protection, fighting in a tight shield wall formation.
Turkish groups of nomads had migrated into Khwarazm peacefully before the 13th century, and had also followed the Seljuqs in their conquest of Iran. Many had been settled and would bring their military skill to battle for the rulers and leaders they felt loyal to.
Turks were born in the saddle and were known as fantastic cavalrymen, especially for their skill in archery on horseback. The importance of horse archers had gradually diminished from the Seljuq invasion, but they still were quite useful as scouts, raiders and skirmishers, harassing moving columns and screening the main army. Ghulaman ( sing. Ghulam) were the elite soldiers of medieval Muslim armies. Taken as slaves, mostly from Turkish groups in the steppes at this time of history, purchased, raised as Muslims and trained for warfare, they are fearsome slave-soldiers whose loyalty only lies to their master, as they have neither family nor local support, relying solely on his success for their own fortunes.
Trained in Furusiyya, they were excellent cavalrymen, capable of mounted archery as well as fighting with all sorts of weapons from horseback, such as lances, swords, maces and axes. Turkish groups of nomads had migrated into Khwarazm peacefully before the 13th century, and had also followed the Seljuqs in their conquest of Iran.
Many had been settled and would bring their military skill to battle for the rulers and leaders they felt loyal to. Turks were born in the saddle and were known as fantastic cavalrymen, especially for their skill in archery on horseback. Period art shows that amongst Turkish groups, the lance was a very popular weapon, typically wielded with both hands instead of the Frankish 'couched' style. Ghulaman ( sing. Ghulam) were the elite soldiers of medieval Muslim armies.
Taken as slaves, mostly from Turkish groups in the steppes at this time of history, purchased, raised as Muslims and trained for warfare, they are fearsome slave-soldiers whose loyalty only lies to their master, as they have neither family nor local support, relying solely on his success for their own fortunes. Trained in Furusiyya, they were excellent cavalrymen, capable of mounted archery as well as fighting with all sorts of weapons from horseback, such as lances, swords, maces and axes.
Much like the Frankish knights, the Ghulaman were capable of heavy lance charges to break formations and rout opponents. Ghulaman ( sing. Ghulam) were the elite soldiers of medieval Muslim armies. Taken as slaves, mostly from Turkish groups in the steppes at this time of history, purchased, raised as Muslims and trained for warfare, they are fearsome slave-soldiers whose loyalty only lies to their master, as they have neither family nor local support, relying solely on his success for their own fortunes. As time went on since the Abbasid implementation of the Ghulam system, they grew into some form of praetorian guard, playing kingmaker for the Caliphate. Regardless, Muslim rulers found Ghulaman to be indispensable for both their protection and to counter-balance the ambitions of powerful amirs. Many dynasties came from freed Ghulaman who were put into important positions of power and emancipated during power struggles, notable examples including Egypt, Northern India and Khwarazm.Skirmisher Infantry Units:Fars Archers (high).
Javanmard (futuwwa in arabic) organizations had a strong presence in Iran prior to the turkish invasions, namely in Samanid Khorasan. Such organizations brought together soldiers and irregulars to respect a certain code of conduct, serve their communities and take up arms in a way that is comparable, though not equivalent, to Western knights or the Christian military orders. Javanmards (loosely translated to honorable, chivalrous men) were an integral part of the Sarbadars of Sabzevar's military, as the Sarbadars formed an alliance with Shi'a dervishes, whose armed followers were organized in the typical javanmard fashion, and represented a very large and zealous urban militia. Ghulaman ( sing. Ghulam) were the elite soldiers of medieval Muslim armies. Taken as slaves, mostly from Turkish groups in the steppes at this time of history, purchased, raised as Muslims and trained for warfare, they are fearsome slave-soldiers whose loyalty only lies to their master, as they have neither family nor local support, relying solely on his success for their own fortunes.
Trained in Furusiyya, they were excellent cavalrymen, capable of mounted archery as well as fighting with all sorts of weapons from horseback, such as lances, swords, maces and axes. Ghulaman ( sing. Ghulam) were the elite soldiers of medieval Muslim armies.
Taken as slaves, mostly from Turkish groups in the steppes at this time of history, purchased, raised as Muslims and trained for warfare, they are fearsome slave-soldiers whose loyalty only lies to their master, as they have neither family nor local support, relying solely on his success for their own fortunes. Trained in Furusiyya, they were excellent cavalrymen, capable of mounted archery as well as fighting with all sorts of weapons from horseback, such as lances, swords, maces and axes. Much like the Frankish knights, the Ghulaman were capable of heavy lance charges to break formations and rout opponents. Iranian Savaran ( horsemen) have existed since Antiquity, becoming most famous as the heavy cavalry of Arsacid and then Sassanid Iran.
While the Arab conquest of Iran changed it forever, Iran helped shape the Muslim world. One such thing was the tradition of aristocratic heavy cavalry, changing to the medieval concept of the Faris. Further influence by Central Asian military culture, they now wear heavy lamellar armour or mail. Capable in ranged combat as well as fighting with the lance and shield, Savaran are the continuation of Iranian military tradition dating from over a thousand years. Javanmard (futuwwa in arabic) organizations had a strong presence in Iran prior to the turkish invasions, namely in Samanid Khorasan. Such organizations brought together soldiers and irregulars to respect a certain code of conduct, serve their communities and take up arms in a way that is comparable, though not equivalent, to Western knights or the Christian military orders.
Javanmards (loosely translated to honorable, chivalrous men) were an integral part of the Sarbadars of Sabzevar's military, as the Sarbadars formed an alliance with Shi'a dervishes, whose armed followers were organized in the typical javanmard fashion, and represented a very large and zealous urban militia. Iranian Savaran ( horsemen) have existed since Antiquity, becoming most famous as the heavy cavalry of Arsacid and then Sassanid Iran. While the Arab conquest of Iran changed it forever, Iran helped shape the Muslim world.
One such thing was the tradition of aristocratic heavy cavalry, changing to the medieval concept of the Faris. Further influence by Central Asian military culture, they now wear heavy lamellar armour or mail.
Capable in ranged combat as well as fighting with the lance and shield, Savaran are the continuation of Iranian military tradition dating from over a thousand years. Late EraIranian Savaran ( horsemen ) have existed since Antiquity, becoming most famous as the heavy cavalry of Arsacid and then Sassanid Iran. While the Arab conquest of Iran changed it forever, Iran helped shape the Muslim world. One such thing was the tradition of aristocratic heavy cavalry, changing to the medieval concept of the Faris. Further influence by Central Asian military culture, they now wear heavy lamellar armour or mail. Capable in ranged combat as well as fighting with the lance and shield, Savaran are the continuation of Iranian military tradition dating from over a thousand years. Late EraMuttawwi'a ( volunteers) were traditionally soldiers assigned to guard the borders of Islam, stationed in forts ( ribats).
In the history of Muslim Khorasan, it became normal for men to go on Jihad, not as conquering Ghazi, but rather as defenders of their home, finding in Islam the justification to bear arms and armour as semi-professional urban militias and fort garrisons. The local rulers of Khorasani silk road metropolises like Bukhara, Samarqand, Nishapur, Merv and Herat could muster a huge number of volunteers to man their walls in times of need. Iranian Savaran ( horsemen ) have existed since Antiquity, becoming most famous as the heavy cavalry of Arsacid and then Sassanid Iran. While the Arab conquest of Iran changed it forever, Iran helped shape the Muslim world.
One such thing was the tradition of aristocratic heavy cavalry, changing to the medieval concept of the Faris. Further influence by Central Asian military culture, they now wear heavy lamellar armour or mail. Capable in ranged combat as well as fighting with the lance and shield, Savaran are the continuation of Iranian military tradition dating from over a thousand years.Kurdish Mounted SkirmishersEarly era. Daylami CavalryEarly EraHigh EraLate EraAt the start of Buyyid domination of Western Iran, Daylami cavalry was essentially mounted infantry, carrying soldiers to the battlefield where they dismounted for combat. As time went on, a mounted contingent fought alongside the Ghulam cavalry as skirmishers, using the traditional Daylami weapon, the zupin shortspear. At the end of the Buyyid dynasty, Daylami cavalry had shifted from mounted skirmishers to something closer to a heavy cavalry role, wearing mail armour, using sipar shields and carrying a tabarzin (saddle axe) along with their zupin. Daylami MercenariesEarly EraHigh Era (Iranian Mercenaries)Late Era (Iranian Mercenaries)The collapse of the Shi'a Buyyid dynasty in the 11th century led to the elite Daylami soldiers to find employment elsewhere.
From Egypt to India, the Daylami infantry was known for being the best of the best, used mostly for palace guard duties. They were still known for their high quality as soldiers during the Seljuq period. They typically used nachakh battle axes and maces, sometimes swords for the wealthier individuals. Despite wearing mail and metal helmets, their shields, the large januwiyah, was their main form of protection, fighting in a tight shield wall formation. Indeed very impressive i looked it up on Google and saw the nomads who inhabit these deserts until today and especially the womens clothing was very beautiful.Just one thing i am wondering about the hazaraspids roaster.They have heavy lancers with bows (savaran) which means horsearchery is practiced by them but no other horsearcher unit which gives them a disadvantage against other persian / irani factions?Gesendet von meinem SM-G925F mit TapatalkThe Savaran are an Iranian unit and yes there were mounted archers.
Also javelin throwing was a popular sport in medieval iran. But for all intents and purposes, it becomes a bit redundant if everyone has the same units. They do get some light cavalry that skirmish with javelins.Keep in mind that the theme of the faction is more directed towards the Kurdish tribes from the Zagros mountains as a source of manpower than simply being a generic Iranian faction. There's actually no information (from all the source that I've read) which suggests that the Kurds used mounted archery, though this is moreso for the Ayyubid Kurdish soldiers (which generally fought as light or heavy cavalry).
It would be nice if you could rename some units for us to understand which culture they represent. It might get confusing with these multi-cultural empires. Tribal units especially.All units look awesome by the way It's kind of hard to do so as units often have interweaving cultures. Tribal units represent the 'nomadic' groups of Turks (the Qanglis and Qipchaqs are adequately represented with their tamgas), but it's hard, in the Khwarazmian context, to separate the pagan Turks from the Turkomans, as the former had a large influence in the Khwarazm region while the others had more presence in Iran. Similarly, units like Ghazi combine both native Iranians with some Turks, as does the Desert cavalry. Most foot units are Iranian though, and Turks can usually be identified by what they are wearing (i.e. Kaftans are a dead giveaway, but helmets also help).
Tawashi and Shanbakara identify Kurds.I'm sorry if this is what people wanted, but I'd rather avoid 'ethnic' naming units as I feel it really fails to capture the shifting demographics of the medieval era and I just dislike limiting a unit to ethnicity/geography and a role unless it is fitting or a regionally recruitable unit. Very nice roster for Hazarspids but I would suggest changing the name Tawashi with Kurdish, Hazarspids or Nobles. Tawashi system were used by Ayyubids and Mamluks.
Also I would suggest to add Kurdish Fursan unit as heavy shock cavalry because Kurds were known for the charge of their CavalrySent from my iPhone using TapatalkI'll look into what you're suggesting, but Tawashi just means 'Free man' from what I remember. They're free born soldiers. All the sources I've read indicate that Kurdish heavy cavalry used swords and not lances (and the sword and tabarzin were the favoured weapons of cavalrymen for Eastern Muslims if I'm not mistaken).
They have access to Iranian shock cavalry regardless.EDIT: After further reading, it does appear that Tawashi is closely intertwined with the Ayyubid military. I'll have to reconsider the naming of the Kurdish units. I also forgot to mention that the bodyguard unit is wielding spears, so there's that.