Spāhbad is a Middle Persian title meaning "army chief" or commander used chiefly in the Sasanian Empire. Originally there was a single spāhbad, called the Ērān-spāhbed, who functioned as the generalis
Modern reconstruction of a late Sassanian era "Spahbed" or Military Commander
Modern reconstruction of late Sassanian-era military commander.
Silver dirham of the last Dabuyid ispahbadh, Khurshid of Tabaristan (r. 740–761)