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"Indo-Persian weaponry" were weapons (artillery, swords, etc.) that were employed, and/or manufactured in Persia, the Ottoman Empire, India and other nearby countries. Pages in category "Indo-Persian weaponry"
Panjagān was either a projectile weapon or an archery technique used by the late military of Sasanian Persia, by which a volley of five arrows was shot. [1] No examples of the device have survived, but it is alluded to by later Islamic authors, [2] in particular, in their description of the Persian conquest of Yemen, where the application of the unknown panjagan was supposedly the deciding ...
The military history of Iran has been relatively well-documented, with thousands of years' worth of recorded history.Largely credited to its historically unchanged geographical and geopolitical condition, the modern-day Islamic Republic of Iran (historically known as Persia) has had a long and checkered military culture and history; ranging from triumphant and unchallenged ancient military ...
The word comes from the Old Persian word asabāra (from asa- and bar, a frequently used Achaemenid military technical term). [citation needed] The various other renderings of the word are the following: Parthian asbār (spelt spbr or SWSYN), Middle Persian aswār (spelt ʼswbʼl or SWSYA), Classical Persian suwār (سوار), uswār/iswār (اسوار), Modern Persian savār (سوار).
Various staff weapons invented by the Indo-Persian to equip foot soldiers. The fourth spear-like object with the loop handguard from the left is a saintie. The saintie is an Indo-Persian parrying spear. It is a staff weapon that can be used both for offensive and defensive purposes.
Indo-Persian weaponry (15 P) Pages in category "Weapons of Iran" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
They were usually the first to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. Although not much is known about them today, it is believed that they were the backbone of the Persian army who formed a shield wall and used their 2 m (6.6 ft) spears to protect more vulnerable troops such as archers from the enemy. The term is also used to refer to ...
Military units and formations of the Sasanian Empire (4 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of the Persian Empire" This category contains only the following page.