Sasanian horse armor
Sasanian horse armor

Summary/Abstract: The main idea of this paper is to define general types and the evolution of horse armor employed by elite warriors of Sasanian Iran, basing on literary sources and iconographical evidence with minor reference to archaeological finds. Furthermore these types will be compared to mount’s protection employed in other parts of early mediaeval Asia, being the foundation for formidable protective equipment of later Mongol, Chinese and Islamic armies. This would lead to vision of evolutionary development of Sasnian bardings.

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