Aswaran
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The Aswārān, also spelled Asbārān and Savaran, was a cavalry force that formed the backbone of the army of the Sasanian Empire. They were provided by the aristocracy, were heavily armored, and ranged
Sasanian silverware, showing a combat between two noble horsemen wearing scale armor, cuirass, chaps, and equipped with kontos, swords, quivers and arrows
Modern reconstruction of a late Sassanian era "Spahbed" or Military Commander
Illustration of an asbaran cavalryman holding a banner showing a Homa, a mythical bird of Iranian legends and fables
Equestrian statue of Khosrow II (r. 590–628) wearing the same armor used by the asbaran