The Daylamites - The East's Answer to the Legionary DOCUMENTARY

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Units of History Documentary on the Horse Archers of the Sassanid Army! Celebrate the anniversary of World of Warships: Legends - https://wowsl.co/46Gf0Kx In this animated history documentary series we bring to life the military of the Sassanid Empire. However while our prior episode looked at the mounted wing of this eastern army, we now turn to its overlooked infantry wing. Chief among them would be the Daylamites who came to serve as elite bodyguards of the Sassanid Kings. We begin by discussing the mountainous regions of Iran which borders the Caspian sea. It would be here that various mountain tribes stubbornly resisted the coming and going of numerous empires. In time these warriors would come to loan out their martial skills as mercenaries. However it would be the Sassanids who eventually embraced them as a core element of their armed forces. Such was the prestige of these Daylamaties that they would for the Gond-i-Shahansha, or army of the King of Kings. Yet this transformation took time. Thus we explore how the Daylamaties took the field in terms of equipment, training and tactics. These are then put into practice with a review of their service almost 500 year history. As such we cover the rise of the Sassanid Empire under Ardashir I. We then cover the campaigns of his descendants againt the Roman Army, the Byzantine Army, the White Huns, the Arabs and more. You can learn more about the Units of History through our documentary series: THE NEAR EAST Sassanid Horse Archers : https://youtu.be/StYxs7JHHeE The 10,000 Immortals : https://youtu.be/Rg1WpzDfyNM THE BYZANTINES Byzantine Flamethrowers and Grenadiers : https://youtu.be/Q40yMWRYt7U The Varangian Guard : https://youtu.be/0H2Gs87dTfU THE GREEK WORLD Macedonian Silver Shields : https://youtu.be/csw9uSRjUz8 Macedonian Companion Cavalry : https://youtu.be/bbLnrGGqyWY The Spartan Skiritai : https://youtu.be/MSsUYZBd414 The Spartan Royal Guard : https://youtu.be/pSIh_mTEy_o The Sacred Band of Thebes : https://youtu.be/xWsZwlN1j3c Mycenaean Chariots : https://youtu.be/-TyVh8PlnS4 Balearic Slingers : https://youtu.be/3uDtrwNY0Zk THE ROMANS The Praetorians : https://youtu.be/SFXStbcdMIQ Roman Cataphracts : https://youtu.be/NPdxGwyfy_Q Roman Army Spies : https://youtu.be/xpPY5yU9w7I Roman Army Scouts : https://youtu.be/EQIT0vP5pBg The Frumentarii : https://youtu.be/Nm8aSZm4JUM THE NORTHMEN The Jomsvikings Mercenaries : https://youtu.be/ry_J2IPAZoE Viking Berserkers : https://youtu.be/lVbjaoFDiFk Early Germanic Warriors : https://youtu.be/DK1c4Bz01MU Briton War Chariots : https://youtu.be/71xkLfOE1iA THE EASTERN EUROPEANS The Druzhina : https://youtu.be/6Yp5-0mX6PI THE AFRICANS Nubian Archers : https://youtu.be/qvO3_kYRRw8 The Sacred Band of Carthage : https://youtu.be/oX3y1GYcCEY Carthaginian War Elephants : https://youtu.be/hDSRHGFCWEo The Numidian Cavalry : https://youtu.be/3tv7EbkrX38 Credits: Research = Soroush Torabi Writing = Invicta Narration = Guy Michaels Artwork = Penta Limited Reenactment = Eran Ud Turan Source and Suggested Reading: "The Armies of Ancient Persia - The Sassanians" by Kaveh Farrokh "A Synopsis of Sasanian Military Organization and Combat Units" by Kaveh Farrokh "Sassanian Millitary" by David Nicole Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:35 Mountain Tribes 05:53 Origins 08:10 Equipment 11:12 Organization 12:28 Training 13:29 Tactics 16:00 Service History 17:42 Wars in Yemen 19:32 Wars with Rome 21:15 Wars with the Arabs 23:42 Outro #history #documentary #iran