Pushtigban
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| Pushtigban | |
|---|---|
| Active | 224-644 |
| Allegiance | File:Derafsh Kaviani flag of the late Sassanid Empire.svg Sasanian Empire |
| Type | Heavy cavalry |
| Size | 1,000 |
| Headquarters | Ctesiphon |
| Engagements | Battle of Samarra, Battle of Callinicum, unnamed others |
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They were stationed during peacetime in the royal capital of Ctesiphon and were drawn from the best of the ranks of the Sasanian Savārān cavalry. They numbered 1000 men, under the command of the pushtigban-salar; in battle they fought mostly as cataphracts, heavily armed and armoured horsemen who would charge enemy positions with tremendous momentum.
There are allusions to the participation of this unit in sources describing the Shapur II's Arab campaign and Siege of Amida (359).[1]
A sub-unit of pushtigban were the gyan-avspar, the "sacrificers of their lives" - the best of the pushtigban. The pushtigban fought with distinction and zeal befitting their name during Julian's invasion of Persia in the 4th century AD.
The pushtigban disappeared with the Muslim conquest of Persia, that led to the Fall of the Sasanian Empire.
See also
Bibliography
- Farrokh, Kaveh (2005) Sassanian Elite Cavalry, AD224-642. Osprey Publishing
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Morony, Michael G. (2005) [1984]. Iraq After The Muslim Conquest. Gorgias Press LLC. ISBN 978-1-59333-315-7.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Farrokh, Kaveh; Maksymiuk, Katarzyna; Garcia, Javier Sanchez (2018). The Siege of Amida (359 CE). Archeobooks. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-83-7051-887-5.
