Aswaran

Aswaran
Historical re-enactment of an aswaran cataphract
Country	Sassanian Empire
Allegiance	Shahanshah, Eran-spahbed
Branch	Sasanian army
Type	Heavy cavalry
Equipment	Lance, bow and arrows, sword, and less commonly dart, mace, and axe

Military of the Sasanian Empire
Armed forces and units
Cataphract Clibanarii Aswaran Grivpanvar War elephants Paygan Immortals Pushtigban Sarmatians Daylamites Sogdian warriors Gond-i Shahanshah Darigan Stor Bezashk Navy
Ranks
Spahbed Aspbed Paygosban Marzban, Kanarang Masmughan Pushtigban Salar Eran anbaraghbad Argbed Hazarbed Paygan-salar Savaran Sardar Gond Salar Darigbed Navbed
Defense lines
Wall of the Arabs Gawri Wall Great Wall of Gorgan Wall of Tammisha Derbent Wall Darial
Conflicts
Romans Arabian tribes Hephthalites Turks Ethiopians Muslim Arabs Revolts and civil wars
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The Aswārān (singular aswār), also spelled Asbārān and Savaran, was a cavalry force that formed the backbone of the army of the Sasanian Empire.^[1] They were provided by the aristocracy, were heavily armored, and ranged from archers to cataphracts.