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The Pāygān-sālār were commanders of the infantry units ( paygan) within the Sassanid armies. The Paygan-salar were very respected and trustworthy men, they would be guarded by the elite Dailamites.
The Paygān-Sālārs may have also acted as warden of prisons. [1]
Sources
- Morony, Michael G. (2005) [1984]. Iraq After The Muslim Conquest. Gorgias Press LLC. ISBN 978-1-59333-315-7.[ permanent dead link]
- Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224-642
- History Magazine
- Historiae
- Peter Wilcox, Rome's Enemies 3: Parthians and Sassanid Persians ( Osprey Publishing 2001). ISBN 0-85045-688-6.
- David Nicolle, Sassanian Armies: the Iranian empire early 3rd to mid-7th centuries AD (Montvert Publishing 1996). ISBN 1-874101-08-6.
- ^ Farrokh, Kaveh; Karamian, Gholamreza; Maksymiuk, Katarzyna (2018). A Synopsis of Sasanian Military Organization and Combat Units. Publishing House of Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities. p. 42. ISBN 978-83-62447-22-0.
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| This Sasanian Empire-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
Military of the Sasanian Empire |
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|
|
| Armed forces and units |
| Ranks |
| Defense lines |
| Conflicts |
The Pāygān-sālār were commanders of the infantry units ( paygan) within the Sassanid armies. The Paygan-salar were very respected and trustworthy men, they would be guarded by the elite Dailamites.
The Paygān-Sālārs may have also acted as warden of prisons. [1]
Sources
- Morony, Michael G. (2005) [1984]. Iraq After The Muslim Conquest. Gorgias Press LLC. ISBN 978-1-59333-315-7.[ permanent dead link]
- Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224-642
- History Magazine
- Historiae
- Peter Wilcox, Rome's Enemies 3: Parthians and Sassanid Persians ( Osprey Publishing 2001). ISBN 0-85045-688-6.
- David Nicolle, Sassanian Armies: the Iranian empire early 3rd to mid-7th centuries AD (Montvert Publishing 1996). ISBN 1-874101-08-6.
- ^ Farrokh, Kaveh; Karamian, Gholamreza; Maksymiuk, Katarzyna (2018). A Synopsis of Sasanian Military Organization and Combat Units. Publishing House of Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities. p. 42. ISBN 978-83-62447-22-0.
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| This Sasanian Empire-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |