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The Sassanids (Empire Divided) Army Tier 5

Reorganised Military Hierarchy

Based on the Achaemenid military tradition, the Sassanid army had a sophisticated hierarchy. At the top of all armed forces was the 'Eran Spahbod' or 'Supreme Commander' – a nobleman that led and coordinated all military effort. The title of field general was 'Spahbod', whose duty it was to command an entire army or a portion one in cooperation with another Spahbod. The commanders of smaller troop divisions had different titles according to their troop types. For example, a 'Paygan-Salar' was a commander of infantry, a 'Pushtigban-Salar' a commander of the royal guard, etc. Fortress garrison commanders were given the title of 'Argbed', which might also have meant 'tax collector'. The early-Sassanid navy was nothing special, but still it had its 'Eran Spahbod' equivalent: the 'Navbed'. In almost all cases, members of the top military layers belonged to powerful noble houses, most likely extremely loyal to the Shahanshah.

Node Set Army Tier 5

research_points 1200

cost_per_round 0

Effects

• +1 experience rank(s) for land unit recruits (all provinces)

Requires
Requires Technologies	Levies Equipped