Pushtigban
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title:
Pushtigban
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The pushtigban was an elite military unit of the Sasanian Empire, charged with the protection of the Persian Emperor. 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 p
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushtigban
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2022-03-28T15:11:49Z
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