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Creating an army with the Mortem et Gloriam Army Lists

Historical Introduction

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- 0 4,6- 6- 0 4,6- 8- 24 6,8,9- 72

- 0See note

- 6Experienced 0 6,8,9

Bow 18Experienced 0 6,8,9

Javelin 12Experienced 0 4,6

Bow 6Experienced 0 6,9

Bow 9Experienced 0 6,9

Sling 9Experienced 0 6,9

Javelin 9

NotesAfter 630 all foot can be dismountable, riding on camels.Up to six TuGs of Warriors may have 1 or 2 bases of martyrs to replace the normal bases. Such a TuG may be subject to forced charges as it contains elements withthe Devastating Charge characteristic.

- Combat ShySkirmisher

JavelinmenINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShySkirmisher

SlingersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

- Combat ShySkirmisher

Skirmishing archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShySkirmisher

Camel mounted scoutsCAMELRY

Average Unprotected -

- Combat ShyTribal Loose

Bedouin infantryINFANTRY

Average Unprotected Short Spear - Combat ShyTribal Loose

ArchersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

ShieldwallMelee Expert,

Integral ShootersTribal Close

MartyrsINFANTRY

Superior Protected -Devastating

Chargers, Melee Expert

-Tribal Close

WarriorsINFANTRY

Superior Protected -

- -Formed Loose

Bedouin cavalryCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Long Spear - Combat ShyFormed Flexible

City cavalryCAVALRY

Superior Protected Long Spear

Early Arab Conquest

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Internal Allied Generals Mobile; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

Army Commander Any Instinctive 629 A.D. to 637 A.D.

Sub-Generals Any Instinctive Desert

Early Arab ConquestHistorical NotesThis covers the wars of the Prophet and his immediate successors, the khalifs Abu Bakr and Umar from the conquest of Mecca until the widespread availability of horses.The standard formation until 638 was an infantry centre and two infantry wings, with any cavalry grouped into an extra command used for outflanking or as a reserve. Infantry are described in contemporary accounts as swordsmen, often mailed, and usually as resisting stubbornly rather than charging wildly.

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- 6 4,6- 24- 0 4,6- 8- 0 4,6- 12- 16 6,8,9- 72

Experienced 0 6,8,9Bow 18

Experienced 0 6,8,9Javelin 12

Experienced 0 4,6Bow 6

Experienced 0 6,9Bow 9

Experienced 0 6,9Sling 9

Experienced 0 6,9Javelin 9

Experienced 0 4Bow 4

- 0 6- 6

Devastating Chargers

-Drilled Flexible

DailamiINFANTRY

Average Protected -

Jund cavalryCAVALRY

Average Protected Long Spear -Dismountable, Combat ShyFormed Loose

AsawiraCAVALRY

Superior Protected - -

- Combat ShySkirmisher

From 638 A.D.

Combat ShyFormed Loose

JavelinmenINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

- Combat ShySkirmisher

SlingersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShySkirmisher

Skirmishing archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

- Combat ShyTribal Loose

Camel mounted scoutsCAMELRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShySkirmisher

Bedouin infantryINFANTRY

Average Unprotected Short Spear

ShieldwallMelee Expert,

Integral ShootersFormed Close

Jund archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShyFormed Loose

Jund infantryINFANTRY

Superior Protected -

- DismountableFormed Loose

Bedouin cavalryCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Long Spear - Combat ShyFormed Flexible

City cavalryCAVALRY

Superior Protected Long Spear

Sub-Generals Any Standard, Plains

Arab Conquest

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Internal Allied Generals Mobile or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

Army Commander Any 638 A.D. to 685 A.D.

Arab Conquest

Historical NotesThis covers the early conquests including those of the early Umayyad Caliphate until the Second Fitna.A large quantity of captured horses and armour was available and initially about half of the new permanent "Jund" forces became cavalry. Jund were settled in large permanent military encampments in conquered territory.

NotesJund cavalry dismount as Jund Infantry - Infantry, Formed Close, Superior, Protected, Shieldwall.

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Mandatory Optional Max

- 6 4,6- 32- 0 4,6- 18

Experienced 0 4,6

Bow 12

- 0 4,6- 12

Experienced 0 6Bow 6

Experienced 0 4,6Javelin 12

Experienced 0 4,6Bow 12

- 16 6,8,9- 64- 0 6,8,9- 16

Experienced 0 6,8Bow 12

- 0 6- 6- 0 6,8- 12

DailamiINFANTRY

Average Protected -Devastating

Chargers-

Ghazi and other volunteer infantry

Average Unprotected -Devastating

ChargersCombat Shy

Tribal Loose

Jund cavalryCAVALRY

Average Protected Long Spear -Dismountable, Combat ShyDrilled Loose

Drilled Flexible

- Combat ShyDrilled Loose

INFANTRY

Jund archersINFANTRY

Average Protected -

-Integral Shooters,

Combat ShyDrilled Close

Best infantryINFANTRY

Superior Protected Long Spear - Integral ShootersDrilled Close

Jund infantryINFANTRY

Average Protected Long Spear

- Combat ShySkirmisher

Turkish Mawali/Ghilman (from 815 A.D.)

CAVALRYSuperior Protected - - -

Drilled Flexible

Berber cavalry (only before 820 A.D.)

CAVALRYAverage Unprotected Short Spear

- Combat ShyFormed Flexible

Turkish cavalry (only before 750 A.D.)

CAVALRYAverage Unprotected - - -

Formed Flexible

BedouinCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Long Spear

- DismountableDrilled Loose

Replace Jund cavalry with Abbaisiyah or similar (only from 794 A.D.)

CAVALRYSuperior Protected - - -

Formed Loose

Upgrade Jund cavalry (only before 815 A.D.)

CAVALRYSuperior Protected Long Spear

Sub-Generals Any Professional Standard, Plains, Coastal

Ummayad and Early 'Abbasid

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Internal Allied Generals Unfortified or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

Army Commander Any Professional 685 A.D. to 830 A.D.

Ummayad and Early 'AbbasidExperienced 0 6,8

Javelin 24Experienced 0 6

Bow 6Experienced 0 6,9

Bow 9Experienced 0 6

Firearm 6Experienced 0 6,9

Javelin 9

No more than 18 bases of Superior cavalry can be used. Berber troops (including allies) cannot be used with Dailami, Turkish cavalry or Turkish Mawali/Ghilman.

Historical NotesThis list covers the consolidation of the Ummayad Caliphate and the replacement Abbasid Caliphate until the start of the process of fracture into autonomous dynasties.

AlliesBerber (only from 685 A.D. to 820 A.D.) (Any Instinctive)Khurasanian (only from 685 A.D. to 745 A.D.) (Any)Tibetan (only from 685 A.D. to 745 A.D.) (Any Instinctive)

Notes

Combat Shy -Skirmisher

Berber skirmishers (only before 820 A.D.)

INFANTRYAverage Unprotected - - Combat Shy

Skirmisher

NaffatunINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

Combat Shy -Skirmisher

Jund archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShySkirmisher

Berber infantry (only before 820 A.D.)

INFANTRYAverage Unprotected Short Spear - Combat Shy

Tribal Loose

Khurasani horse archersCAVALRY

Average Unprotected -

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Mandatory Optional Max

- 4 4,6- 12

Unskilled 0 4,6Javelin 12

- 4 4,6- 20- 8 6,8,9- 36

Experienced 0 6,8Bow 24

Experienced 0 6,8Crossbow 8

Experienced 0 4,6Javelin 8

Experienced 9 6,9Javelin 48

Experienced 0 6,9Sling 12

Noble cavalryCAVALRY

Superior Protected -Devastating

ChargersMelee Expert

Formed Loose

AlliesNavarrese allies - only from 860 A.D. (Any Instinctive)

Historical NotesWith the beginning of the Moorish conquest in the 8th century, the region of Asturia became a refuge for Christians, and in 722, a de facto independent kingdom was established, the Regnum Asturorum. In the 10th century, the Kingdom of Asturias gave way to the Kingdom of León. This list covers the Christian armies in the northwest of modern Spain from the founding of the Asturian kingdon in 718 to the death of Bermudo III in the battle of Tamarón in 1037.

- Combat ShySkirmisher

SlingersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - Combat Shy -Skirmisher

JavelinmenINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

Combat Shy -Formed Loose

Light horseCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Short Spear - Combat ShySkirmisher

Crossbowmen (only from 950)

INFANTRYAverage Protected -

-Integral Shooters,

Combat ShyTribal Close

ArchersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShyFormed Loose

City militiaINFANTRY

Average Protected Long Spear

- Melee ExpertFormed Loose

Lesser NoblesCAVALRY

Superior Protected -Devastating

ChargersMelee Expert

Formed Loose

Lesser Nobles (only before 900)

CAVALRYAverage Protected Short Spear

Army Commander Any Instinctive 718 A.D. to 1037 A.D.

Sub-Generals Any Instinctive Mountains

Astur-Leonese

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Internal Allied Generals Unfortified or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Mandatory Optional Max

- 6 4,6- 24- 0 4,6- 12- 16 6,8,9- 32

Experienced 0 6,8Bow 8

- 0 6,8- 8- 0 6,8,9- 18

Experienced 0 6,8,9Bow 36

- 0 2- 2

Experienced 0 6Bow 6

Experienced 0 6,9Bow 9

NotesIndian foot may be combined into a TUG of 1/3 spearmen and 2/3 archers.

Combat Shy -Skirmisher

Jund archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShySkirmisher

Khurasani horse archersCAVALRY

Average Unprotected -

- Combat ShyTribal Loose

ElephantsELEPHANTS

Average Protected - Shove Combat ShyTribal Loose

Hindu archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

Devastating Chargers

Combat ShyTribal Loose

Hindu infantryINFANTRY

Average Protected Short Spear - Combat ShyTribal Loose

Ghazi and other volunteer infantry

INFANTRYAverage Unprotected -

-Integral Shooters,

Combat ShyDrilled Close

Jund archersINFANTRY

Average Protected - - Combat ShyDrilled Loose

Jund infantryINFANTRY

Average Protected Long Spear

-Dismountable, Combat ShyDrilled Loose

Sindi cavalryCAVALRY

Average Protected Short Spear - Combat ShyFormed Loose

Arab CavalryCAVALRY

Average Protected Long Spear

Arab Indian

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Internal Allied Generals Unfortified or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

Army Commander Any 751 A.D. to 833 A.D.

Sub-Generals Any Desert

Arab IndianHistorical NotesBetween 710 and 712 an Arab force penetrated the River Indus from the sea and conquered most of the regions of Sind and Kutch. The area remained under Arab control until an Arab army was defeated in 833. Islam after this time only survived in two small states, Mansurah and Multan. Both states were finally suppressed by Qutb-ud-Din Aibek, the founder of the Delhi Sultanate.

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Mandatory Optional Max

- 6 4,6- 18- 12 4,6- 36- 8 6,8,9- 36

Experienced 0 6,8,9Bow 16

- 0 6,8,9- 24

Experienced 0 6,8Javelin 40

- 0 6,8- 8- 0 6,8- 8- 0 6,8- 8

Experienced 12 4,6Javelin 36

Experienced 0 4,6Bow 6

Horse archersCAVALRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShySkirmisher

- Melee ExpertDrilled Close

Andalusian or Berber cavalryCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Short Spear - Combat ShySkirmisher

"Slav Guard" (only from 929 A.D.)

INFANTRYSuperior Protected Short Spear

- -Drilled Close

"Silent Ones Guard" (only from 770 A.D. to 928 A.D.)

INFANTRYSuperior Protected Long Spear - -

Drilled Close

"Black Guard" (only before 978 A.D.)

INFANTRYSuperior Protected Long Spear

-Integral Shooters,

Combat ShyTribal Close

Berber javelinmenINFANTRY

Average Unprotected Short Spear - Combat ShyTribal Loose

Andalusian levyINFANTRY

Poor Protected Long Spear

-Integral Shooters,

Combat ShyDrilled Close

Andalusian archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShyDrilled Loose

Andalusian spearmenINFANTRY

Average Protected Long Spear

- -Drilled Loose

Other Arab cavalryCAVALRY

Average Protected Long Spear - Combat ShyFormed Loose

Jund or guard cavalry (only before 1010 A.D.)

CAVALRYSuperior Protected Long Spear

Andalusian

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Internal Allied Generals Unfortified or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

Army Commander Any Professional 755 A.D. to 1031 A.D.

Sub-Generals Any Professional Standard, Coastal

AndalusianExperienced 0 6,9

Bow 18Experienced 0 6,9

Javelin 27

NotesA maximum of 12 bases of Guard infantry can be used. "Slav Guard" cannot be used with Berber javelinmen, Castilian allies or Catalan allies. Only 1 ally can be used.

Historical NotesAl-Andalus was the Arab name for the Muslim possessions in the Iberian peninsular. This list covers armies from the arrival of Ummayad dynasty until the abolition of the Caliphate in 1031.

AlliesCastillian allies (Only from 1010 A.D.) (Any Instinctive)Catalan allies (Only from 1010 A.D.) (Any Instinctive)

Andalusian skirmishing archers

Average Unprotected - - Combat Shy

INFANTRYBerber Javelinmen Average Unprotected - - Combat Shy

Skirmisher

INFANTRYSkirmisher

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- 4 4,6- 12- 4 4,6- 20- 0 6,8,9- 24

Experienced 0 6,8Bow 12

Experienced 0 4,6Javelin 18

Experienced 16 6,8,9Javelin 96

Experienced 0 6,9Bow 18

Experienced 0 6,9Sling 12

Noble cavalry (only from 900)

CAVALRYSuperior Protected Short Spear - Melee Expert

Formed Loose

Astur-Leonese allies - only from 860 A.D. (Any Instinctive)

Historical NotesIn 778 Charlemagne sacked Pamplona as a punishment for Navarrese support for Banu Qasi. In revenge, local troops attacked the Frankish rearguard and defeated them. This started the process leading to the independence of Navarre.

Allies

Combat Shy -Skirmisher

Andalusian allies - only before 860 A.D. (Any Instinctive)

SlingersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

- Combat ShySkirmisher

Skirmishing archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - Combat Shy -Skirmisher

JavelinmenINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

- Combat ShyFormed Loose

Light horseCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Short Spear - Combat ShySkirmisher

ArchersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

- Melee ExpertFormed Loose

SpearmenINFANTRY

Average Protected Long Spear -Integral Shooters,

Combat ShyTribal Close

CavalryCAVALRY

Average Protected Short Spear

Army Commander Any Instinctive 778 A.D. to 1035 A.D.

Sub-Generals Any Instinctive Mountains

Early Navarrese

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Internal Allied Generals Flexible; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Mandatory Optional Max

- 6 4,6- 24- 0 4,6- 6- 12 6,8,9- 60

- 0 6,8,9- 24- 0 6,8,9- Any

Experienced 0 6,8Bow 12

Experienced 0 6,8,9Javelin 24

Experienced 12 4,6Javelin 36

Experienced 0 6,9Javelin 18

Experienced 0 6,9Sling 9

-Melee Expert,

Integral Shooters

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Berber slingersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat Shy

AlliesTuareg allies (Only from 1000 A.D. Not in Sicily)(Any Instinctive)

Skirmisher

- Combat ShySkirmisher

Berber javelinmenINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShySkirmisher

Berber light cavalryCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Short Spear

- Combat ShyFormed Loose

Berber javelinmenINFANTRY

Average Unprotected Short Spear - Combat ShyTribal Loose

ArchersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

INFANTRYDrilled Close

Replace Berber infantry with Black Slave infantry

Average Protected Long Spear -Drilled Close

Regrade Black Slave infantry Average Protected Short Spear

-Integral Shooters,

Combat ShyTribal Close

INFANTRYAghlabids, Fatamids or Zirids

Integral Shooters, Combat Shy

Berber infantryINFANTRY

Average Protected Long Spear

- Combat ShyFormed Loose

Bedouin cavalryCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Long Spear - Combat ShyFormed Flexible

Arab or Berber cavalryCAVALRY

Average Protected Long Spear

North African Dynasties

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Internal Allied Generals Unfortified or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

Army Commander Any Professional if Aghlabids or Fatimids, otherwise Instinctive 789 A.D. to 1164 A.D.

Sub-Generals As for army commander Standard, Plains, Coastal

North African DynastiesHistorical NotesThis list covers the Idrisids in Morocco from 789 to 926, the Aghlabids in Tunisia from 820 to 909 and Sicily from 827 to 1091, Fatimids in Tunisia from 909 to 978, the Zirids in Tunisia from 972 to 1160 and the Maghrawanids in Morocco from 1000 to 1064.

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Mandatory Optional Max

Experienced 6 4,6Bow 24

Experienced 0 4,6Bow Half

Experienced 6 4,6Bow 18

Experienced 0 4,6Bow 8

Experienced 0 4,6Bow 12

- 0 4,6- 12- 8 6,8,9- 32

Experienced 0 6,8Bow 16

- 0 6- 6- 0 6,8,9- 9- 0 2,3,4- 4

DihqansCAVALRY

Average Protected - - -Formed Loose

Devastating Chargers

Melee Expert, Integral ShootersFormed Flexible

Elephants (Saffarids or Samanids)

ELEPHANTSAverage Protected - Shove Combat Shy

Tribal Loose

DailamiINFANTRY

Average Protected -

- Combat ShyFormed Loose

Volunteer infantryINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -Devastating

ChargersCombat Shy

Tribal Loose

ArchersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

- Combat ShyFormed Flexible

SpearmenINFANTRY

Average Protected Long Spear -Integral Shooters,

Combat ShyFormed Close

Bedouin or volunteer cavalryCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Long Spear

- -Drilled Flexible

Turkish mercenariesCAVALRY

Average Unprotected - - -Formed Flexible

Ghilman (Tahirids only)CAVALRY

Superior Protected -

- -Formed Loose

Ghilman (Saffarids and Samanids only)

CAVALRYSuperior Protected - - -

Drilled Flexible

Upgrade dihqansCAVALRY

Superior Protected -

Army Commander Any Professional 821 A.D. to 1003 A.D.

Sub-Generals Any Professional Standard, Plains

Khurasanian Dynasties

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Internal Allied Generals Unfortified or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

Khurasanian DynastiesExperienced 0 4,6

Bow 18Experienced 0 6,9

Bow 9

Zivarid Dailami allies (only Samanids from 875 A.D. to 999 A.D.) (Any)

Historical NotesThis list covers the dynasties in the eastern provinces of the former Abbasid empire. The Taharid dynasty ruled from 821 to 873, the Saffarid dynasty from 861 to 1003 and the Samanid dynasty from 875 to 999. The armies relied heavily on local Dihqan landowners fighting in a similar style to their Sassanid ancestors, but Turkish ghulam were also recruited.

AlliesAbbasid allies (only Taharids from 821 A.D to 873 A.D.) (Any)Ghaznavid allies (only Samanids from 875 A.D. to 999 A.D.) (Any)Turkish allies (only Samanids from 875 A.D. to 999 A.D.) (Any Instinctive)

- Combat ShySkirmisher

Skirmishing archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShySkirmisher

Horse archersCAVALRY

Average Unprotected -

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Min

Mandatory Optional Max

Experienced 12 4,6Bow 36

- 0 4,6- 18- 8 6,8,9- 32- 0 6,8,9- Any

- 0 6,8

- Half

- 0 6,8,9- 24- 0 6,8,9- 16- 0 6,8- 12

Experienced 0 4,6Bow 6

Experienced 0 6,9Bow 18

Experienced 0 6Firearm 6

Turkish ghilman, Faraghina and similar

CAVALRYSuperior Protected - - -

Drilled Flexible

AlliesMosul Hamdanid allies (only from 890 A.D. to 946 A.D.) (Any)

- Combat ShySkirmisher

NaffatunINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - Combat Shy -Skirmisher

ArchersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

Devastating Chargers

Combat ShyTribal Loose

Khurasanian horse archers (only before 874 A.D.)

CAVALRYAverage Unprotected - Combat Shy -

Skirmisher

Ghazi and other volunteer infantry

INFANTRYAverage Unprotected -

-Integral Shooters,

Combat ShyFormed CloseUpgrade Jund or 'Abna infantry to Maghariba guard

INFANTRYAverage Protected Long Spear -

Integral Shooters, Combat ShyFormed Close

Jund or 'Abna infantryINFANTRY

Poor Protected Long Spear

-Melee Expert,

Integral ShootersDrilled Close

Replace Zanj and black slave troops with Dailami (only from 890 A.D.)

INFANTRYAverage Protected -

Devastating Chargers

Melee Expert, Integral ShootersFormed Flexible

Regrade Zanj and black slave troops

INFANTRYAverage Protected Short Spear

- Combat ShyFormed Flexible

Zanj and black slave troops (only from 874 A.D.)

INFANTRYAverage Protected Long Spear -

Integral Shooters, Combat ShyDrilled Close

Arab, Bedouin or volunteer cavalry

CAVALRYAverage Unprotected Long Spear

Army Commander Any Professional 831 A.D. to 946 A.D.

Sub-Generals Any Professional Standard, Plains, Coastal

Later Abbasid

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Internal Allied Generals Unfortified or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

Later AbbasidHistorical NotesThis list covers the armies of the Abbasids from the rule of al Mu'tasim. He started recruiting Turkish slaves into the army. These became the famous ghilman (ghulam) cavalry, soon coming to dominate the Abbasid military. It ends with the capture of Baghdad by the Buwayhids.

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Min

Mandatory Optional Max

Experienced 6 0Bow 24

- 0 4,6- 18- 8 6,8,9- 48- 0 6,8,9- Any- 0 6,8- 12

Experienced 0 6,9Bow 18

Experienced 0 6Firearm 6

Turkish ghilman, Faraghina and similar

CAVALRYSuperior Protected - - -

Drilled Flexible

Historical NotesThis list covers the Tulunid and Ikshidid dynasties in Egypt. Ahmad ibn Tulun established an independent Egyptian army and defeated troops of the Caliphate sent against him. The Tulunids advanced into Syria but collapsed by 905. The founder of the Ikhshidid dynasty was ibn Tughj, who was appointed governor of Egypt in 933, but had to seize control. The Fatamids were threatening Egypt but were defeated in 936. The dynasty faced threats from Syria and Nubian incursions. Egypt was conquered by the Fatamids in 969.

- Combat ShySkirmisher

NaffatunINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - Combat Shy -Skirmisher

ArchersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

-Melee Expert,

Integral ShootersDrilled CloseGhazi and other volunteer infantry

INFANTRYAverage Unprotected -

Devastating Chargers

Combat ShyTribal Loose

Regrade Zanj and black slave troops

INFANTRYAverage Protected Short Spear

- Combat ShyFormed Flexible

Zanj and black slave troopsINFANTRY

Average Protected Long Spear -Integral Shooters,

Combat ShyDrilled Close

Arab, Bedouin or volunteer cavalry

CAVALRYAverage Unprotected Long Spear

Army Commander Any Professional 874 A.D. to 969 A.D.

Sub-Generals Any Professional Standard, Plains, Coastal

Tulunid and Ikhshidid

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Internal Allied Generals Unfortified or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

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Min

Mandatory Optional Max

- 16 4,6- 72- 0 4,6- 12- 0 4,6- 12

Experienced 0 6,8Bow 16

- 0 6,8- 16

Experienced 0 4,6Bow 12

- 0 6,8,9- 18- 0 6,8,9- 24- 0 6,8- 12

Experienced 0 6,9Bow 12

Experienced 0 6,9Sling 9

Bedouin slingersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - Combat Shy -

Notes After 965 the Hamdanids in Aleppo cannot use Ghilman, Dailami or Thughur and volunteer infantry. After 1001 Uqaylids cannot use Ghilman or Dailami. Minor dynasties and tribes cannot use more than 1 sub-general.

Skirmisher

Devastating Chargers

Combat ShyTribal Loose

Skirmishing archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - Combat Shy -Skirmisher

Other ghazisINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

Devastating Chargers

Melee Expert, Integral ShootersFormed Flexible

Thughur and volunteer infantry (only Hamdanids)

INFANTRYAverage Protected Long Spear -

Integral Shooters, Combat ShyTribal Close

Dailami infantryINFANTRY

Average Protected -

- Combat ShyTribal Loose

Ghilman (only Hamdanids or Uqaylids)

CAVALRYSuperior Protected - - Melee Expert

Drilled Flexible

Bedouin infantryINFANTRY

Average Protected Short Spear

- Melee ExpertFormed Loose

Bedouin archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShyTribal Loose

Kurdish cavalry (only Hamdanids or Uqaylids)

CAVALRYAverage Protected

Charging Lancer

- Combat ShyFormed Flexible

Armoured cavalryCAVALRY

Average Protected Long Spear - Combat ShyFormed Loose

Bedouin cavalryCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Long Spear

Bedouin Dynasties

UG SizeTraining and

Internal Allied Generals Any Instinctive Unfortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

Army Commander Any 890 A.D. to 1150 A.D.

Sub-Generals Any Standard, Plains, Coastal

Bedouin DynastiesHistorical NotesThis list covers the major dynasties of the Hamdanids in Mosul (890 to 991), Hamdanids in Aleppo (944 to 1008), Uqaylids in Mosul (996 to 1096), Mazyadids in Iraq (997 to 1150) and the Mirdassids in Aleppo (1008 to 1079) as well as other minor dynasties and tribes.

1 Dates

1-3 Terrain

Camp

Min

Mandatory Optional Max

Experienced 6 4,6Bow 24

- 0 4,6- 8- 0 4,6- 8- 24 6,8,9- 60- 0 6- 18

Experienced 0 6,8Bow 16

- 0 6,8,9- 12- 0 2- 2

Experienced 0 6,9Bow 9

Experienced 0 6Firearm 6

Ghilman (only Buyids from 946 A.D.)

CAVALRYSuperior Protected - - -

Drilled Flexible

AlliesKurdish allies (Any Instinctive)Hamdanid allies (Only Buyids) (Any)Saffarid allies - Khursanian Dynasties (Any)Bagratid Armenian allies (Any)

Combat Shy -Skirmisher

NaffatunINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

Shove Combat ShyTribal Loose

Skirmishing archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected - - Combat ShySkirmisher

ElephantsELEPHANTS

Average Protected -

- Combat ShyFormed Loose

Volunteer infantryINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -Devastating

ChargersCombat Shy

Tribal Loose

Infantry archersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

Devastating Chargers

Melee Expert, Integral ShootersFormed Flexible

Best infantryINFANTRY

Superior Protected -Devastating

ChargersMelee Expert,

Integral ShootersFormed Flexible

Dailami infantryINFANTRY

Average Protected -

- Combat ShyFormed Flexible

Kurdish cavalryCAVALRY

Average ProtectedCharging

Lancer- Melee Expert

Formed Loose

Bedouin or volunteer cavalryCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Long Spear

Army Commander Any Professional if Buyid, otherwise Instinctive 900 A.D. to 1055 A.D.

Sub-Generals Any Professional if Buyid, otherwise Instinctive Standard, Plains, Mountains

Dailami Dynasties

UG SizeTraining and

Internal Allied Generals Unfortified or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

Dailami Dynasties

A command may not have more than one TUG of best infantry.

Historical NotesThis lists covers the armies of dynasties based in the northern Iranian provices around the Caspian Sea. The Dailamite peoples had been used as guards by the Sassanids and resisted the Arab conquests. The dynasties included the Buwayhids or Buyids(934 to 1055), Ziyarids (928 to 1043) and Musafirids (941 to 984).

Notes

1 Dates

0-3 Terrain

0-1 Camp

Min

Mandatory Optional Max

- 24 4,6- 80

Experienced 0 4,6Javelin 8

- 0 4,6- 16

Experienced 0 4,6Bow 6

- 0 8,9,10- 10

Kurdish cavalryCAVALRY

Average ProtectedCharging

Lancer- Melee Expert

Formed Loose

AlliesBuyid Dailami allies (only Hasanuyids) (Any)

Historical NotesAfter the collapse of Abbasid power, several Kurdish dynasties gained local power. This included the Hasanuyids (961-1015), the Annazids (990-1050), the Rawaddids (950-1071) and Marwanids (990-1085). They eventually fell to the Seljuks.

- -Drilled Flexible

Town Militia (only Marwanids)

INFANTRYPoor Protected Long Spear -

Integral Shooters, Combat ShyFormed Close

Ghulams (only Marwanids)CAVALRY

Superior Protected -

- Combat ShySkirmisher

Shaybani Bedouin Arabs (only Annazids)

CAVALRYAverage Unprotected Long Spear - Combat Shy

Formed Flexible

Kurdish scoutsCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Short Spear

Army Commander Any if Marwanid, otherwise Instinctive 950 A.D. to 1085 A.D.

Sub-Generals Any Instinctive Standard, Mountains

Kurdish

UG SizeTraining and

Internal Allied Generals Any Instinctive Unfortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

1 Dates

1-3 Terrain

Camp

Min

Mandatory Optional Max

Experienced 12 4,6Bow 30

Experienced 6 4,6Bow 24

- 0 4,6- 6- 0 4,6- 6- 0 6,8,9- 24

Experienced 0 6,8,9Bow 16

- 0 6,8,9- 9- 0 6,8,9- 12- 0 2,3,4- 8

Experienced 0 6Firearm 6

Combat Shy -Skirmisher

AlliesHindu Indian - 1050 A.D. to 1187 A.D. (Any Instinctive)

NaffatunINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

Devastating Chargers

Combat ShyTribal Loose

ElephantsELEPHANTS

Average Protected - Shove Combat ShyTribal Loose

Volunteer infantryINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

- Combat ShyFormed Loose

DailamiINFANTRY

Average Protected -Devastating

ChargersMelee Expert,

Integral ShootersFormed Flexible

ArchersINFANTRY

Average Unprotected -

- Melee ExpertFormed Loose

Spearmen and archersINFANTRY

Average Protected Long Spear -Integral Shooters,

Combat ShyFormed Close

Kurdish cavalryCAVALRY

Average ProtectedCharging

Lancer

- -Formed Flexible

Bedouin or volunteer cavalryCAVALRY

Average Unprotected Long Spear - Combat ShyFormed Flexible

Nomad horse archersCAVALRY

Average Unprotected -

Sub-Generals Any Standard, Plains, Mountains

GhilmanCAVALRY

Superior Protected - - -Drilled Flexible

Ghaznavid

UG SizeTraining and

Internal Allied Generals Unfortified or Fortified; Poor or Average

Name

Type

Quality Protection

Shooting Skill

Weaponry

Melee

Weaponry

Characteristics

Army Commander Any 962 A.D. to 1187 A.D.

GhaznavidHistorical NotesIn 962 Alp Tigin, a Turkic ghulam general, seized power at Ghazna. His son Mahmud the Great conquered the remaining Samanid territories, much of Northern India and territory from the Buwayhids. By 1027 the empire stretched from south of the Caspian Sea to India. The western territories were lost, first to the Seljuk Turks and then to the Ghurids so that only the Indian possessions remained. The last of these was lost in 1187.