A few remarks on the military discipline of the Sasanian army in the context of the revolt of Bahram Chobin
A few remarks on the military discipline of the Sasanian army in the context of the revolt of Bahram Chobin

Summary/Abstract: Head of the Sasanian army was the Šāhānšāh, but limited by the internal structure of the state and mainly due to the vast territory of the Iranian empire, the king had to use contingents of the aristocratic Parthian houses. The below discussion explores one of the aspects of maintaining discipline in the Sasanian army, which was the distribution of war spoils among soldiers. The analysis is based on source accounts of the revolt of Bahram Chobin.

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