The Reign of Bahram V Gur: The Revitalization of the Empire through Mounted Archery by Dr. Ilkka Syvanne (Syvänne/Syvaenne) (original) (raw)

The article in Historia-i-Swiat (final version available online at http://www.ihism.uph.edu.pl/historia-i-swiat) reconstructs the military history of Persia under Bahram V Gur and points out the historical significance of his reign, campaigns as well as the importance of his military reforms – in particular the adoption of the new style of archery and cavalry tactics. It also includes material which is of interest to those who are interested in the history of late Rome, religion (Christianity, Jewish religion, paganism, Zoroastrians, Muslims), commerce between east and west, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, naval history, Huns, Middle East, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, East Africa, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Central Asia, India and China. The article includes also material related to Roman history which will appear in a slightly different and longer form in the vols. 3-4 of my forthcoming A Military History of Late Rome due to be published by Pen & Sword Publishing. The article included here is an earlier version which has a couple of mistakes left (affiliation after the name, illustration shown ‘between’ the pages so that it is not visible and some verbs missing) that have been corrected in the final version which is available online but it should not have any mistakes in the content but if there are those are my mistakes. The final version available online at: http://www.ihism.uph.edu.pl/historia-i-swiat/ Keywords: Sasanian Warfare, Military History, Sasanian Army, Late Antiquity, Archery