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Ну что ж, недурственно! Интересно почитать про загадочную Макурию.


Починил стиральную машину и закончил Газневидов:

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{ghazni_spearmen}Регулярная пехота Газневидов
{ghazni_spearmen_descr}Армии султана Газни были известны большим числом профессиональных солдат, но как и в любом восточном царстве большая часть вооруженных сил состояла из рекрутируемых. Регулярная пехота Газневидов включает несметное число народов, живущих под их властью. Большинство из них -- восточные иранцы, они составляют большую часть воинов султана, есть также тюрки, таджики, мусульмане-индусы Синда и Пенджаба, афганцы, курды и арабы. Как и принято у Газневидов, они снабжены броней, хотя какого-то единого стиля в выборе защиты не существует. Как правило на регулярных копьеносцах Газни можно было увидеть чешуйчатый доспех, либо ламелляр, кольчугу или кожу. Стиль боя копьеносцев Газни соответствует древней традиции времен Александра Македонского("Искандер" на востоке). Их копья короче сарисс, и они не формируют стену щитов как фалангиты, но действуют как быстрые копьеносцы -- гипасписты, сила поддержки конницы. Многие из пехотинцев родились в Дейлеме, не имея традиционных метательных копий, но обладая неизменно высоким боевым духом, регулярные копейщики служат хребтом пехоты Газни. Они не обучены как Гулямы, и их оружие не из Маргианского железа, но эти копьеносцы обладают упорством и энергией, что делает их весьма ценными солдатами, и служит напоминанием, что Хорасан -- это не только родина прекрасных лошадей, но и воинственного народа копейщиков, лучников и кавалеристов.
{ghazni_spearmen_descr_short}Полиэтнический корпус средних копьеносцев, более приспособленных к боям с пехотой чем с конницей. Неплохо вооружены и бронированы, с хорошей выучкой и боевым духом.

{ghazni_archers}Лучники Газневидов
{ghazni_archers_descr}Лук всегда изображался как скипетр в руках азиатских правителей, оружие древних времен и по сей день остается неоценимым подспорьем в боях с кочевниками, которые не мыслят битвы и победы без лука. Пророк и его преемники знали это и вернули к жизни практику массового применения пеших стрелков подобно Древней Персии. Эту традицию арабы смогли легко возродить. Наряду с копьем, лук и стрелы стали атрибутом воинов Азии. Как и регулярная пехота Газни, лучники Газневидов рекрутируются из различных народов. В их рядах сражается много тюрок -- прирожденных стрелков, но много и хорасанцев, таджиков, арабов и мусульман-индусов, мало в чем им уступающих. Броня стрелков довольно разнообразна, в основном это трофеи от предыдущих набегов и вторжений. Теперь полководец может позволить даже стрелкам, традиционно удаленным от боевой линии, сойтись при необходимости в рукопашной с булавой и щитом, немного поработав легко-средней пехотой. Обычное возвращение к практике прошлых лет позволило Газневидам подмять под себя весь Афганистан, набрать там новых бесстрашных воинов и совершить походы в Иран и Индию.
{ghazni_archers_descr_short}Среднебронированные лучники, опытные в обращении с луком и способные поддержать атаку наступательной пехоты.

{ghazni_cavalry}Конница Газневидов
{ghazni_cavalry_descr}После вторжения тюрок все, обращавшие взор на восток, представляли его как царство, которым правят быстрый конь и тугой лук. Это наивное поверье оспаривается постоянным присутствием на полях сражений пехоты и пеших лучников, но элита востока сражается исключительно верхом. Простолюдины же до арабов и тюркского вторжения бились спешенными, но нависавшая угроза из степей заставила князьков и царей взяться за формирование массовых коннострелковых армий. Ресурсы Хорасана позволили решить эту задачу, благо в области разводится множество пород лошадей, и регион густо населен. Хорасанцы неплохо владеют луком и копьем, сражаясь на твердой земле, верхом они бьются ничуть не хуже. Лучшими всадниками были беглецы-тюрки, изгнанные из родных степей по приговору старейшин. Для коренных же хорасанцев, таджиков и мусульман-индусов стрельба из лука на скачущей лошади -- это новооткрытая традиция. Но собственно стрельбой эти всадники не ограничены, по качеству брони и оружия они превосходят большинство своих конных противников. Они способны легко отразить туркменскую легкую конницу без большого ущерба для себя, или сражаться на равных со средней конницей, предварительно ослабив противника стрельбой из лука.
{ghazni_cavalry_descr_short}Неплохие конные лучники, способные разбить врагов в рукопашной схватке после дождя из стрел.

{ghazni_heavy_spearmen}Тяжелые копьеносцы Хорасана
{ghazni_heavy_spearmen_descr}Элитные тяжелые копьеносцы от области Хорасан. Они бьются насмерь, защищаясь тяжелыми металлическими щитами и нанося удар длинными копьями. Очень мощный корпус малоуязвимых бойцов в сражении становится хребтом обороны и дисциплинирующим фактором для ближайших отрядов. Лучших копьеносцев на востоке вы не найдете.
{ghazni_heavy_spearmen_descr_short}Элитные тяжелые копьеносцы от области Хорасан.

{ghazni_heavy_lancer}Хорасанская Тяжелая Конница
{ghazni_heavy_lancer_descr}Элитная атакующая тяжелая конница от области Хорасан. Прирожденные наездники, закованные в тяжелую броню и великолепно обученные искусству сокрушительного удара с копьем наперевес. Эти всадники -- самая сильная конница, доступная полководцам Газневидов.
{ghazni_heavy_lancer_descr_short}Элитная атакующая тяжелая конница от области Хорасан.

{ghazi_light}Фанатики-воины
{ghazi_light_descr}Гази -- это дикие религиозные воины, стремящиеся найти путь в рай через битву с неверными. Вооруженные большими топорами и пламенным фанатизмом эти бойцы готовы опрометчиво броситься в бой независимо от приказа своего предводителя. Одноручными топорами эти воины пытаются прорубить вражеские построения.
{ghazi_light_descr_short}Опрометчивые и фанатичные религиозные воины вооружены топорами и способны на пробивную атаку.

{ghazi_ghorid}Гази
{ghazi_ghorid_descr}Гази -- это дикие религиозные воины, стремящиеся найти путь в рай через битву с неверными. Вооруженные большими топорами и пламенным фанатизмом эти бойцы готовы опрометчиво броситься в бой независимо от приказа своего предводителя. Одноручными топорами эти воины пытаются прорубить вражеские построения.
{ghazi_ghorid_descr_short}Опрометчивые и фанатичные религиозные воины вооружены топорами и способны на пробивную атаку.

{ghazi_medium}Воины-гази
{ghazi_medium_descr}Эти гази - ветераны многих кампаний и битв, их трудовые будни заняты грабежом городов кяфиров. Обычно они совершают набег на город неверных один раз в год с целью поддержать джихад. Исторически, гази как массовое явление появились в эпоху Саманидов(990-е гг), известно, что до 20000 газиев приняли участие в индийском походе Мухаммада Газневи. Ветераны-гази -- среднебронированные меченосцы, превосходные в рукопашной схватке.
{ghazi_medium_descr_short}Среднебронированные меченосцы, превосходные в рукопашной схватке.

{ghazi_heavy}Гази-молотобойцы
{ghazi_heavy_descr}Эти гази - ветераны многих кампаний и битв, их трудовые будни заняты грабежом городов кяфиров. Обычно они совершают набег на город неверных один раз в год с целью поддержать джихад. Исторически, гази как массовое явление появились в эпоху Саманидов(990-е гг), известно, что до 20000 газиев приняли участие в индийском походе Мухаммада Газневи. Гази-молотобойцы -- тяжелобронированные солдаты джихада, вооруженные двуручными секирами. Искусно обученные и фактически неуправляемые гази сражаются до конца.
{ghazi_heavy_descr_short}Тяжелобронированные солдаты джихада, вооруженные двуручными секирами. Искусно обученные и фактически неуправляемые гази сражаются до конца.

{turkoman_eastern_light_bowman}Восточные лучники туркмены
{turkoman_eastern_light_bowman_descr}Стрелки из восточных тюркских племён, хороши в навесной стрельбе по массовым построениям противника. Их залпы способны выкашивать врагов на достаточно больших расстояниях, но в рукопашную они сражаться не способны. Лучшая позиция для этих стрелков -- высокий холм или стены, с которых они будут нескончаемо поливать врага стрелами.
{turkoman_eastern_light_bowman_descr_short}Тренированные лучники, но отсутствие защиты на поле битвы заставляет их уклоняться от рукопашной.

{turkoman_eastern_light_horse_archer}Восточные всадники туркмены
{turkoman_eastern_light_horse_archer_descr}Легкобронированные конные лучники из восточных тюркских племен, защищены только верхней одеждой и сильным ветром. Но мастерское обращение с луком и стрелами и быстрое перемещение по полю сражения превращают их "булавочные уколы" в настоящую головную боль для более неповоротливого противника.
{turkoman_eastern_light_horse_archer_descr_short}Превосходно обученные конные лучники с ошеломляющей скоростью перемещения на поле битвы и способные нанести удар в любом месте сражения.

{turkoman_eastern_light_javcav}Восточно-туркменская легкая конница
{turkoman_eastern_light_javcav_descr}Конники с метательными копьями, с незначительной или никакой броней. Они используют скорость и маневренность с манере партизанской войны "бей-беги", чтобы запугать вражескую пехоту и сбить с толку вражеского полководца, размышляющего над вопросом: где же эти конные застрельщики ударят в следующий раз. Если этим воинам случится сражаться в ближнем бою, долго они не протянут и вскоре покажут спины преследователям, предпочитая вернуться в свои дома, чем принять смерть по царскому повелению.
{turkoman_eastern_light_javcav_descr_short}Слабобронированная конница с метательными копьями быстро нападает и отступает, не предназначена для ближнего боя. При умелом применении они способны выиграть сражение, при малейшей оплошности командующего могут стать ненужной обузой или обратиться в бегство.

{turkoman_eastern_light_javelinman}Восточные застрельщики туркмены
{turkoman_eastern_light_javelinman_descr}Легкобронированные застрельщики из восточных пределов Тюркской державы, они привыкли ходить на охоту с легкими копьями, на поле сражения бойцы швыряют эти копья во врагов. Они очень уязвимы к кавалерийским атакам и вероятно ударятся в бегство, испытав на себе тяжесть конной аммуниции.
{turkoman_eastern_light_javelinman_descr_short}Восточные тюркские застрельщики, очень легко бронированы и слабо вооружены, способны нанести серьезный урон на расстоянии, но почти бесполезны в рукопашной схватке.

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Выходим на финишную прямую -- последние 5 кусков(они большие -- в сумме около 20% перевода):

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{rajput_elephant_javelins_mercs}Mercenary War Elephants
{rajput_elephant_javelins_mercs_descr}The Elephant, the unmatchable weapon of the Indian people in both size and ferocity, is now available to all who would seek to tame their tremendous power. Known to rout even sturdy line troops, the elephant is supreme on the battlefield. These Rajput mahout tamers have not contented their interests with the local nobility and have offered their services elsewhere. On the battlefield these valuable beasts must be protected, and the enemy?s weaknesses exploited, for the right move can guarantee great success. Guarded by skilled javelinmen, these elephants are invaluable.
{rajput_elephant_javelins_mercs_descr_short}The Elephant, the unmatchable weapon of the Indian people, is now available to all. Very fearsome, valuable weapons on any battlefield. Armed with mounted javelinmen.

{georgian_mandaturi_mercs}Khevsur Highlanders
{georgian_mandaturi_mercs_descr}Georgian mercenaries from the towering hills of Khevsur, a musical brigade of men, they will willing charge ant any enemy, but be warned, it doesnt take too mancy losses to turn the battle music into the burst on the horn which signifies retreat.
{georgian_mandaturi_mercs_descr_short}Good solid mercenaries who will hold a line until it cant be held any more.

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{punjab_javelin_cavalry_mercs}Punjabi Mercenary Horsemen
{punjab_javelin_cavalry_mercs_descr}The province of the Punjab is famous for skill of its warriors, and these are no exception, controlling their mounts with ease a hail of javelins on the enemy will sap their morale and strength until the final charge finishes them off.
{punjab_javelin_cavalry_mercs_descr_short}Punjabi mounted javelin mercenaries, able in what they do, but dont expect miracles from them.

{levy_in_archers_mercs}Hindu Archers
{levy_in_archers_mercs_descr}Hunting has long been the fabled sport of Hindu Kings in the rich jungles of India. Regardless of its refined status, the lower classes use their bows for a much less benign purpose. These Hindu men, sporting since boyhood, are willing to offer their lives and skills up in service of another master; the wise would grasp this opportunity.
{levy_in_archers_mercs_descr_short}Hunting has long been the sport of Hindu royalty, but regardless these lower class use their bows for war, and offer themselves as mercenaries.

{rajput_axemen_cavalry_mercs}Sindhi Mercenaries
{rajput_axemen_cavalry_mercs_descr}Mounted Axemen form the Sindhi region in India, their unconventional weaponry can both be a blessing and a weakness, unable to reach past long pikes, but more then able to send an enemy fleeing in terror at their fearsome charge, they will stom at nothing.
{rajput_axemen_cavalry_mercs_descr_short}Mounted Axemen from Sindh, these fearsome warriors will fight willingly for or against any cause.

{levy_af_pashtun_cavalry_mercs}Afghan Raiders
{levy_af_pashtun_cavalry_mercs_descr}Mercenary cavalry from the Pashtun region, this tight knit group of warriors, sharing an ancestral past, are fighting to feed their families back home, if the battle turns nasty, these men wont remain in it very long. But will stick it out if enough gold is offered.
{levy_af_pashtun_cavalry_mercs_descr_short}Cavalry mercenaries from Pashtun, this group of mounted men will fight adequatly but nothing more.

{makuria_tribal_cavalry_mercs}Sudanese Tribal Cavalry
{makuria_tribal_cavalry_mercs_descr}Tribal cavalry from Sudan, the different bands of mercenaries from this region are fiercly competative, ensuring tribal honour as well as earning considerable sums of money for their homeland, far poorer trained than thoses in the regualr army, these men will flee when in anything more than a fair fight.
{makuria_tribal_cavalry_mercs_descr_short}Sudanese cavalry mercenaries who are poorly armoured but whose unpredictable tactics make them fearsome enemies, and bolster a flagging army.

{makuria_mercs}Zanji Mercenaries
{makuria_mercs_descr}Mercenaries from Africa, these men, with a various assorted items of armour and weaponry will hold a line adequatly, fighting well, these men wont bend or break, they can only fight until the last man, their honour demands it and the demand it of themselves.
{makuria_mercs_descr_short}Strong infantry mercenaries from the Zanji, they will fight to the death.

{abbasid_mounted_tribal_warrior_mercs}Arab Mercenaries
{abbasid_mounted_tribal_warrior_mercs_descr}Mounted mercenaries from various arab tribes, competative among themselves, a life in the saddle has mad these men masters of the art of horseriding. Strong in faith, these men wont flee, especially against heathens.
{abbasid_mounted_tribal_warrior_mercs_descr_short}Arab mercenaries who will do their utmost to fight for the victory of Islam.

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{generic_me_swordsmen_mercs}Arab Swordsmen
{generic_me_swordsmen_mercs_descr}Swordsmen from Syria, these men have sold their prowess in battle to the highest bidder and many years of war have made these men tough fighters and battle scarred, they regard discipline as a lesser art in war, prefering to fight as one man, rather than one unit.
{generic_me_swordsmen_mercs_descr_short}Solid infantry from Syria, capable and able to hold and support any line.

{ayyubid_qara_cavalry_archer_mercs}Qaraghulam Renegades
{ayyubid_qara_cavalry_archer_mercs_descr}Regulars who have deserted from the Ayyubid army before realising that civillian life is just too boring, they have joined up into bands of renegades who sell their services to the highest bidder, over time they have lost whatever honour they still held.
{ayyubid_qara_cavalry_archer_mercs_descr_short}Deserters from the Ayyubid army who contol there mounts with precision drilled into them but life is more important than victory to these men.

{daylami_tribal_spearmen_mercs}Iranian Mercenaries
{daylami_tribal_spearmen_mercs_descr}Iranian spearmen, in a region where horseriding is key, these men have taken the unusual route of mastering the art of the spear, ans their success shows a major weakness in some the major armies of today, take these men into battle against a cavalry unit they will always win
{daylami_tribal_spearmen_mercs_descr_short}Iranian spearmen who are magnificent against cavalry but only mediocre against other infantry units.

{koj_mounted_sergeants_mercs}Mercenary Latin Sergeants
{koj_mounted_sergeants_mercs_descr}Tales of unimaginable wealth in the Holy Land has driven many adventurers from Europe to embark upon a Crusade. Envious of the knights who have received so much glory and riches, they seek to capture their fair share. These Sergeants are undoubtedly willing to fulfill this as mercenaries. Though they lack the heavy striking power of knights, they perform invaluable tasks as light cavalry on the battlefield.
{koj_mounted_sergeants_mercs_descr_short}These men seek to capture their share of wealth and glory in the Holy Land; they fulfill this as mercenaries. They make effective light cavalry.

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{abbasid_mounted_bedouin_warrior_mercs}Bedouin Camels
{abbasid_mounted_bedouin_warrior_mercs_descr}The Bedouin have long been the masters of the desert, able to live continually as nomads in the dry heat and unforgiving sands. Camels, their vital desert companions, serve as both a means of travel, and a deadly tool for combat. Armed with charging spears, they crush infantry and scare horses. These seasoned nomads are only too well prepared for campaigns in the desert, and the weakness of the enemy will show it.
{abbasid_mounted_bedouin_warrior_mercs_descr_short}The Bedouin are masters of the deserts, able to live in the dry heat continuously. Seasoned nomads, they make effective desert mercenaries and camel warriors.

{punjabi_spearmen}Punjabi Spearmen
{punjabi_spearmen_descr}Skilled spearmen from the Punjab region, these men come from a province long fought over and the diverstiy in religions of these men mean they will fight anyone to the best of their ability, until they think the gold isnt quite worth it any more.
{punjabi_spearmen_descr_short}Punjabi spear mercenaries, capable defenders but not so willing in the assault.

{levy_an_spearmen_mercs}Anatolian Spearmen
{levy_an_spearmen_mercs_descr}Commoners, thrust into the lines, with only a spear and weak shield to save their souls. Used only in a last ditch attempt at defence. These men will turn and run if the heat gets too high.
{levy_an_spearmen_mercs_descr_short}Commoners, thrust into the lines, with only a spear and weak shield to save their souls.

Войска Конийского Султаната(турки в Малой Азии) и Омана:

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{turks_medium_javcav}Akinjis Javelin Cavalry
{turks_medium_javcav_descr}Akinjis, meaning 'raiders', are light cavalry serving in Muslim forces. These Akinjis fight unarmoured for speed and are armed with javelins and axes. Able to adopt a shooting circle formation, which provides constant fire against the enemy. While useful for harassing flanks and enemy archers, this unit will quickly dissolve in melee combat.
{turks_medium_javcav_descr_short}Light cavalry used by Muslim forces. These Akinjis fight unarmoured for speed and are armed with a javelin and axe.

{turks_janissary_archers}Janissary Archers
{turks_janissary_archers_descr}Janissaries, 'Yeni ceri' , meaning new soldier in Greek are recruited by a levy of Christian boys within the empire. Drafted while young, these soldiers form a large part of the Turkish army and pledge loyalty to the Sultan. Janissaries are expert archers equipped with powerful bows. They usually wear some armour underneath their robes.
{turks_janissary_archers_descr_short}Janissary archers shower the enemy with arrows, weakening and breaking formations before the infantry move in.

{turks_janissary_infantry}Janissary Infantry
{turks_janissary_infantry_descr}The Janissaries are mostly formed from a levy of Christian boys, but also include prisoners of war who have converted to Islam. These elite infantry are armed with a sabre and axe. They are expected to lead the infantry charge into battle with courage and honour.
{turks_janissary_infantry_descr_short}Trained in many weapons, these Janissaries, fight with a sabre and are protected by Kazaka armour.

{turks_janissary_heavy}Janissary Heavy Infantry
{turks_janissary_heavy_descr}The Janissaries are mostly formed from a levy of Christian boys, but also include prisoners of war who have converted to Islam. These elite heavy infantry are armed with a halberd and armoured in mail. They are expected to lead the infantry charge into battle with courage and honour.
{turks_janissary_heavy_descr_short}Trained in many weapons, these Janissaries, fight with a halberd and are protected by mail armour.

{turks_timariot_lancers}Timariot Feudal Lancers
{turks_timariot_lancers_descr}No wise general would ever disregard the fighting power of this light cavalry unit. These men have been given a fief by the sultan, a timar, which entitles them to the tax revenues of a province, which they will use to buy equipment and also field similarly equipped retainers. These men are usually Turks, but many a time they were former Pronoia-holders whose pronoias were simply converted into timars. There was no general pressure for these men to convert and so many of them remained christian for as long as a century. They seem to be lacking in equipment but this is a treacherous impression. Most of these warriors wear leather cuirasses under their colourful dress, which they adopted from Balkanic warriors, such as their light curved shields. Yet their most outstanding quality which they share with the janissaries is their very high morale, which causes them to charge again and again. This unit will only retreat if the battle is already lost. They formed the core of the Ottoman army, and at their strongest numbered some 90 000 men across the Empire.
{turks_timariot_lancers_descr_short}Very good light cavalry useful for flanking manoeuvres or to chase down archers.

{turks_timariot_axemen}Tirpan Azaps
{turks_timariot_axemen_descr}The men of this unit have a special and honourable task. They are the leaders of a deadly infantry charge and capable of breaking the formation of spearmen. They are selected for their strong constitution and wield heavy Tirpan axes. These weapons are capable of cutting of extremities or even cleaving an enemy in two. Yet through their lack of shields Tirpan Azaps are vulnerable against missiles, so a general would do wise not to waste them in skirmish before the real battle begins.
{turks_timariot_axemen_descr_short}Strong axemen with a ferocious charge but vulnerable to missiles.

{turks_sipahi_lancers}Sipahi Lancers
{turks_sipahi_lancers_descr}These men are recruited in the same manner as the janissaries. Either as enslaved Christian prisoners of war or later by the human tax, known as the Devshirme. The Devshirme recruited among Christian boys in rural areas, taking one boy from every family to be brought into the Sultan's standing army, the kapikulu. But, whereas the famous janissaries are chosen from amongst the worse recruits, the best will go to serve in the kapikulu cavalry. They were given a better education than the janissaries in addition to the superb military training they also received. Many of the recruits went on to become administrators and viziers. Thus for some poverty-stricken families the notion of a boy being taking in by the devshirme was not as grim as may be imagined. There were six cavalry regiments, the largest of which were the sipahis, a name which later came to describe nearly all Ottoman cavalry. They are superbly equipped and possess an amazing esprit de corps, they are the Sultan's most trusted warriors and will fight any enemy.
{turks_sipahi_lancers_descr_short}Heavy cavalry able to charge down many but the strongest enemies.

{turks_sipahi_horse_archers}Sipahi Heavy Horse Archers
{turks_sipahi_horse_archers_descr}Many Sipahis fight in different roles on the battlefield. They use their very strong composite bows to weaken the enemy?s formation before engaging in melee with their heavy maces. As they are noblemen they can spend a lot of their time with training their minds and bodies for combat and improving their skills with the composite bow and many other weapons. The Sultan can rely on this force and will use this unit to break the enemy?s spirit and formation to generate gaps for other troops to attack.
{turks_sipahi_horse_archers_descr_short}Highly skilled horse archers who will also dominate in melee combat.

{turks_sipahi_infantry}Ottoman Heavy Infantry
{turks_sipahi_infantry_descr}This men are an elite amongst all elites the Turkish Sultan can field. They are designed to fight in hard siege battles and are expected to win always, no matter the odds. They wear the heaviest armour and even a thick iron shield which grants protection from nearly all missile types. Their heavy maces crush armour, flesh and bones and leave the Sultan?s enemies dead or heavily wounded. Only very few men are able to withstand the Ottoman infantry all others will be killed or routed.
{turks_sipahi_infantry_descr_short}Outstanding heavily armoured and armed elite infantrymen.

{oman_light_spearmen}Arab Spearmen
{oman_light_spearmen_descr} The spear is the favorite weapon of the Arab, the saying goes. It was the prime weapon used to establish the first Caliphate and secure the Ummah. Easy to summon from Bedouin as well as city-dwelling Arabs, their role is a simple one yet one well realized to be essential. These lightly clad spearmen, hardened by the unrelenting sun and the desert sands are a hardy force that can stand their ground without fear, that is, if you can keep their spirits up.
{oman_light_spearmen_descr_short}Reliable Light Spearmen with strong shield, capable in defense against light and medium foes.

{oman_light_archers}Arab Archers
{oman_light_archers_descr}Almost every warrior from the desert owns a bow. Hunters, mercenaries, even farmers have access to this weapon. The Arab archers play a great role in peppering the enemy and providing support for the heavier troops. It helps to have a lot of archers, and the deserts of Arabia make great land to practice shooting the gazelle or the lion.
{oman_light_archers_descr_short}Light Archers worthless in melee, but swift and strong in ranged shooting.

{oman_javcav}Omani Nobles
{oman_javcav_descr}These are the Sheikh?s own troops, drawn from the strength of the tribe. Mounted or unmounted, they fight in typical Arab fashion with the javelin and the straight-sword. Their javelins provide a deadly weapon to light and heavy troops respectively. They can pierce the heavy mail of warriors and if hurled well, can hit targets from a great distance, although they cannot go as far as a bow. If confronted, these javelins become close range weapons and the skirmisher becomes the warrior, but do not let these troops become heavily overrun.
{oman_javcav_descr_short}Hybrid Light-Medium Cavalry, capable of skirmishing but with a preference towards close-combat.

{oman_dismounted_javcav}Noble Javelineers
{oman_dismounted_javcav_descr}These are the Sheikh?s own troops, drawn from the strength of the tribe. Mounted or un-mounted, they fight in typical Arab fashion with the javelin and the straight-sword. Their javelins provide a deadly weapon to light and heavy troops respectively. They can pierce the heavy mail of warriors and if hurled well, can hit targets from a great distance, although they cannot go as far as a bow. If confronted, these javelins become close range weapons and the skirmisher becomes the warrior, but do not let these troops become heavily overrun.
{oman_dismounted_javcav_descr_short}More a Light-medium Infantrymen with Javelins than a skirmisher with sword and shield, they may operate as either, but excel as hybrids.

{oman_swordsmen}Omani Swordsmen
{oman_swordsmen_descr}Omani swordsmen were originally used to solve disputes between tribes in ?Rahza? or competition. The ?Rahza? featured a poetry contest, sword dance and most importantly, duels. With the Omani straightsword, or Kattara, and the rhino horn shield, two duelists would fight to the death to solve tribal quandaries. The warriors were highly prized, and they spent most of their time perfecting their art and honing their skills. Once the tribes were unified, however, they became invaluable swordsmen. They are specialists in the military sense and should not be taken for granted.
{oman_swordsmen_descr_short}Light mobile swordsmen, lacking in staying power but strong on the offensive or in support of more solid allies.

{oman_medium_swordsmen}Azd Infantry
{oman_medium_swordsmen_descr}The Azd were originally a branch of the Sa?anaite Kahlan tribe that migrated to the fertile coasts of Oman in the 3rd century A.D. Powerful warriors, their tribal fortunes give them access to better armaments then the typical soldier. Finely made mail jerkins and Omani Kattara topped with a turban helmet give these swordsmen an edge over the other tribes. They are a great asset to the Imam at Nizwa and glorify the name of Azd.
{oman_medium_swordsmen_descr_short}Medium Swordsmen able to form part of the battle-line, or take to the offensive.

{oman_medium_cavalry}Bado Cavalry
{oman_medium_cavalry_descr}The camel archer is a staple soldier in any army of the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The camel can go for days without rest, and with the ability to hit anywhere and the endurance to bypass troops, this makes for a very valuable asset indeed. Armed with bow and Kattara, the nomadic Bado are invaluable to any army. Living in the barren desert gives these camel nomads a fierce composition and hearty endurance. Used correctly, these masters of the desert can halt any form of enemy.
{oman_medium_cavalry_descr_short}Hearty medium camel-riders with bow and sword, whose lack of shield and disinclination towards melee-combat is augmented by enemy horse?s dislike of the camel.

{oman_light_lancers}Arabian Horsemen
{oman_light_lancers_descr}The Spear was a favorite weapon of the Arabs, especially for cavalry. Arab spears were usually made longer then the conventional spear seen in Europe and Africa, giving the rider more power and longer distance. Arabian cavalry was the foundation of many armies and Arabs pride themselves on their horses. Oman in particular is famed for some of the best Arabian horses, giving their cavalry an edge. Agile and quick, these troops can prove to be great light cavalry able to make strong charges and to retreat quickly.
{oman_light_lancers_descr_short}Swift and strong Lancers atop prized Arabian mounts, wicked in the charge but without the staying power to linger on in melee.

{oman_medium_lancers}Arabian Noble Lancers
{oman_medium_lancers_descr}The Spear was a favorite weapon of the Arabs, especially for cavalry. Arab spears were usually made longer then the conventional spear seen in Europe and Africa, giving the rider more power and longer distance. Arabian cavalry was the foundation of many armies and Arabs pride themselves on their horses. Oman in particular is famed for some of the best Arabian horses, giving their cavalry an edge. These lancers are armed with the best of the Imam?s armor, linked mail, heavy jerkins and Indian shields. They are a quick and powerful heavy cavalry with much capability.
{oman_medium_lancers_descr_short}Well armed and armored, they are the pinnacle of Arabian Horsemanship and warfare, skilled at the Arab?s most trusted weapons: The Lance and Sword.

{oman_medium_spearmen}Dismounted Noble Lancers
{oman_medium_spearmen_descr}The Spear was a favorite weapon of the Arabs, especially for cavalry. Arab spears were usually made longer then the conventional spear seen in Europe and Africa, giving the rider more power and longer distance. Arabian cavalry was the foundation of many armies and Arabs pride themselves on their horses. Oman in particular is famed for some of the best Arabian horses, giving their cavalry an edge. Dismounted, these lancers make reliable infantry that can tackle ground work just as well as on horseback.
{oman_medium_spearmen_descr_short}Stalwart Heavy Spearmen, behaving as the solid foundation for the infantry of Oman to fight upon.

{oman_medium_archers}Arabian Infantry
{oman_medium_archers_descr}The best of the best archers are chosen for this role, to serve the Imam with skill and prowess. These sharpshooters are able to fire their arrows through ranks of soldiers and can stop charging cavalry. Armed with strong bows, made in the traditional fashion, and Kattara, they make for a very versatile unit able to fight in melee or fire upon their foes from afar.
{oman_medium_archers_descr_short}Hybrid Light-Medium Infantry able to fight as archers or as foot-soldiers.

{oman_heavy_swordsmen}Ansar Warriors
{oman_heavy_swordsmen_descr}The Ansars were the founding warriors of Islam that were crucial in spreading the empire of the Caliph from Qurtuba to Hindia. They were originally a unit in the reign of ar-Rashidun Khuluf (the four righteous Caliphs) that never were dispersed, the same soldiers and their sons remained part of the regiment for many generations. The troops were known for wearing yellow turbans that distinguished them throughout their exploits. The Ansars were amazing on horseback, but mostly they fought on foot. In battle, they were equipped with spear, bow, javelins, sword, and axe, making them a formidable and inexhaustible source of shock troops. Now, after the splintering of the Umma, the Ansars have dissipated. Many have ended up in the service of the Imam, and have taken up sword to help him. Armed with their father?s armor, yellow turbaned helmet, and heavy mail they represent an older regime. Now, however, they have been fitted with the famed Kattara and heavy Indian shields, the best weapons available. Soon, perhaps, the Ansars will become another great power, this time under another banner.
{oman_heavy_swordsmen_descr_short}Exceptionally armored Heavy Swordsmen, acting as a Damascus-Steel spearhead to the Vanguard of Oman?s armies.

{oman_aceh_spearmen}Aceh Warriors
{oman_aceh_spearmen_descr}The trade routes of the Sultan of Muscat stretch from the land of the Zanj to the mysterious spice-islands. The land of Aceh (pronounced ?atchay?), in northern Sumatra was one of these lands under Omani influence. Aceh was the first nation in South East Asia to convert to Islam, which was brought by the many Omani and Persian traders. In fact, the principle city of ?Banda Aceh? was thought to be named for ?Bandar Makka? or ?Port to Mecca? in Persian, it was also nicknamed the ?veranda of Mecca?. The isle of Sumatra and the Indonesian archipelago is home to many warriors and fearsome and beautiful weaponry. The warriors of Aceh, armed with intricate meteor-metal tipped spears and expertly crafted shields, are masters in light combat and the Malay martial art, Silat. The spices are indeed sharp from this part of the isle, and these troops provide an exotic flavor to the armies of the Imam and are a testament to the power of the Sultan.
{oman_aceh_spearmen_descr_short}Aggressive foreign natives poor in absorbing enemy cavalry but capable enough against enemy infantry.

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{koj_templar_brothers}Templar Brother-Sergeant Spearmen
{koj_templar_brothers_descr}Though most famous for their sacred knights who hold a position at the very vanguard of Christendom's might, the Templar's sergeants fufill a role no less important as footsoldiers. As the order's emphasis does lie on its aggressive heavy cavalry, these men do not possess the armor found on veteran'd Secular Sergeants or Hospitaller brother-sergeants. Nevertheless, motivated by a cause greater than greed of wealth or feudal promise to mortal lord, these brothers can be relied upon to do their best in the face of the infidel just as well as their equestrian brethren.
{koj_templar_brothers_descr_short}Clad with light aketon padded armor and a kite shield, these brother-sergeants are reliable if light spearmen.

{koj_knights_hospitaller}Hospitaller Brother-Knight
{koj_knights_hospitaller_descr}The Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Knights of St. John, were established following the first Crusade to protect and treat Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land. They are recognizable by their black surcoat with a white cross./n/nThe Brother-Knights rank amongst the highest of their soldiering-hierarchy, men to whom their vows to the brotherhood of the Knights of Saint John are most sacred and will entirely be willing to lay their lives down for the cause of God. They wield lance and sword, dressed heavily in mail armor with kite shield and though not possessing as irresistable of a charge as the Templars, serve with greater devotion, inspiration and discipline than the more irregular bands of crusading volunteer knights.
{koj_knights_hospitaller_descr_short}Disciplined heavy cavalry willing to lay their lives down for the cause of the Crusade.

{koj_mounted_hospitaler_brothers}Hospitaller Mounted Brother-Sergeant
{koj_mounted_hospitaler_brothers_descr}The Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Knights of St. John, were established following the first Crusade to protect and treat Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land. They are recognizable by their black surcoat with a white cross./n/nGlory for God is not to be delivered only by the souls of the aristocracy, but so too by the grace of the common pious man, the Sergeant. Unable to become a knight by merit of a plebian's birth, these brother-sergeants take to their vows with no less vigor and dedication, nor does their service as lighter cavalry diminish their quality. Amongst foes for whom light, nimble horse archers or lancers are their right hand, the use of a speedy cavalrymen able to chase down such aggressors is quite valuable.
{koj_mounted_hospitaler_brothers_descr_short}Light but decently armored and highly motivated horsemen capable of chasing away harassing light enemies, or assisting heavier brethren in the attack.

{koj_knights_dismounted_hospitaler}Dismounted Hospitaller Brother-Knight
{koj_knights_dismounted_hospitaler_descr}The Knights Hospitaller, also known as the Knights of St. John, were established following the first Crusade to protect and treat Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land. They are recognizable by their black surcoat with a white cross./n/nThe Brother-Knights rank amongst the highest of their soldiering-hierarchy, men to whom their vows to the brotherhood of the Knights of Saint John are most sacred and will entirely be willing to lay their lives down for the cause of God. Unlike their secular brethren who hold a disdain to fighting on foot, these men are perfectly willing to battle however might serve the cause of Christ and thus take to fighting on foot with sword and shield as heavy infantry. Their training inhibits them from fighting as successfuly as might men dedicated to infantry warfare, but they are none the less valuable soldiers to field in siege or field battle.
{koj_knights_dismounted_hospitaler_descr_short}Heavy Swordsmen best used to support or lead an assault, not to stand on the battle line and take the enemy's attack.

{param_scale_archers}Paramara Bhattara Saravani
{param_scale_archers_descr}(Paramara Noble/Lordly Archer) While archery was so often marginalized as the practice of rural folk and the cowardly in war amongst Western cultures, it has long shared the aristocratic martial throne amongst those East of the Germanic Forests or Greek hills. Amongst the peoples of India, archery is a tradition stemming back to the mythical age of the Vedas, Mahabharata and Ramayana, as well as the influx of nomadic invaders storming across the Hindu Kush./n/nAmongst India's native aristocracy and warrior-caste, there is no weapon exclusive to their upbringing as horse's lance or nomad's bow is to Frank or Turk respectively. Truly, it is not the tool which makes the Kshatriya a warrior, but the Kshatriya which makes the tool into a weapon. These nobles, arrayed in fine mails, scale and quilted armor with small circular shield and wicked-edged forward-swept sword wield the bow as mighty Arjuna did with none of his momentary hesistancy in loosing their arrows to slay their foes. They are perfectly capable in closed quarters and are reliable in either field.
{param_scale_archers_descr_short}Warrior-Aristocrat Bowmen of high skill and perfect willingness to engage in close quarters with sword and shield.

{aor_trasc_javelin}Caucasus Hillmen
{aor_trasc_javelin_descr}Within the cataclysmic swirl of the Near East's history Empires have risen and fell, faiths and cultures have seen flowerings and descents into sin and desolace, and entire peoples have been swallowed up by others or cast into the wind. Deserts spread, fertility was granted by the grace of irrigation or blessed climate change, with only the distant heavens and stoic mountains possessing of that transient quality of eternity./n/nSentinels to that virtue of savage continuity, rugged endurance have stood long beyond civilized memory and stretch back far in the oral traditions of their countrymen. Hillmen who know only the lightest of touches from foreign yoke - casting off the bane and boon of domestication with a wild animal's ferocity. They do not live in savagery, but a rugged civilization etched from raw mountain stone and not rotted wood or soiled clay; building kingdoms to stand eye to eye with the great empires that come and go. Some have seen success, the Kingdoms of Armenia and Georgia standing as strong as any lowlands nation ever has, yet others struggle in division and tribal conflict: Their sovereignty shall linger past the rise and fall of kingdoms, but shall be consigned to be as distant stars in the night and hold not the ephermal ambition to challenge the sun./n/nThe Caucasus house a plethoria of people for whom history books and courtly intrigue hold no notice. Those of a particular family, a particular village, a settled valley...the rugged mountains breed division in blood as much as in land, and hold no limit to rugged individuals willing to ply their experience as bandits and raiders to greater powers. Georgians, Albanians, Turkmen, Kurds, Armenians, wayward Iranians, Arabs, Syrians and Greeks all find rank in banditry./n/nTraining, discipline, motivation beyond greed do not exist for these most irregular warriors. Their equipment center on the simple use of javelins to harass enemies from afar and in ambush, and should be used as little more than such guerilla warriors or cannon fodder.
{aor_trasc_javelin_descr_short}Light javelin-bearing Irregulars with little more motivation than bandits, best served in guerilla warfare or idle harassment of the enemy.

{aor_steppe_nobles}Karakalpak Nobles
{aor_steppe_nobles_descr}The transitional regions where nomadic and sedentary culture meets has long been valued as a buffer state for civilizations against the rampaging steppe. These border regions have held a love-hate relationship with their neighboring sedentary states, prizing the rugged martial abilities of these horse-borne nomads while despising their all too frequent raiding and rebellious nature./n/nIn some ways, the Karakalpak (Turkish for "Black Hats", the coloqiual name given to them by the Russians, who refered to them as Chernye Klobuki meaning the very same) escaped the more negatives of the nomad-sedentary relationship in their migration and semi-sedentary settling along the frontier of Rus territory and Pecheneg and later Cuman territory. These Turkish nomads arrived in the late 11th and 12th centuries, settling primarily to the south of Kiev and Pereiaslav./n/nWith their widespread service as cavalry mercenaries for the feuding Rus Princes, the Karakalpak have come into a bountiful wealth unavailable to most of their rugged steppe kin. Their war-dress is mixture of Russian and Turkic Fashions, the latter of which already was beholden to a wide variety of influences from Germanic West to Turkic and Iranian East. With mail shirts, light round shield and adorned helmet and face mask, these nobles are potent medium horse archers able to get into the fray if they've softened up their enemies with sufficent archery.
{aor_steppe_nobles_descr_short}Armored, motivated medium horse archers armed with saber, shield, bow and arrow. Still best served in a skirmishing role, rather than that of shock cavalry.

{aor_trans_archer}Azat Archers
{aor_trans_archer_descr}Armenians have had a longstanding tradition of serving for the powers that be of the Near East, being a people and land coveted in the conflicts of Sassanid Persia and the Eastern Romans, and later standing at the forefront of Christian Roman and Muslim conflicts. Yet the status quo of Armenia's position in the Near East was shattered with the arrival of the Seljuks and battle of Manzikert. In the loss of Greater Armenia to the Muslims and spread of the Turks within Anatolia Armenians were in a unique position to realize their ambitions, both in their own Sovereingty with the Cilician Kingdom of Armenia and in offering their martial skills to the wealth of new customers./n/nThe craggy terrain of Eastern Anatolia has long housed martially adept tribes with a preference for foot archer and javelineering in a guerilla style, a manner symbolized especially by the adept Armenians who have come to ply their services as mercenaries the Near East over. Their most frequent work has been in the employ of the Romans, the Crusaders, and the now fallen Fatimids, amongst whom the term "Archer" became a synonym for "Armenian". These minor nobility of whom ancestral fiefdoms were lost to the Seljuk invasions, Roman usurping, or are simply the second or third sons without an inheritance nor the wealth to afford a horse ply themselves as adept archers willing but not dedicated to fighting in close quarters as well. The abundance of employment has given them the ability to afford light mail hauberks and leather jerkins, making these mencapable enough in close quarters but far more valuable at a distance.
{aor_trans_archer_descr_short}Armored archers from the ancestral homelands of Armenians, adept at marksmanship and limited melee.

{aor_african_spearmen}Abid' Al-Shira Spearmen
{aor_african_spearmen_descr}Despite being of the heretical Shi'a Faith, the armies of the Fatimids were far more traditional to those of the Abbasids, Umayyads and Rashidun Caliphates than any of their contemporary rivals. A majority of the army (Estimated to be 60%) were infantry arrayed by national origin, fighting as a shield wall with spearmen in front with javelinmen and archers supporting from the rear. Either the entire line would advance in the attack, or sections supported by cavalry would./n/nThus it was not the twin monarchs of tribal horse archer and iron-disciplined Ghulam which were the sentinels of the Fatimids on the field of battle. The sword and scepter by which the Shi'ite Caliphate held its dominion was with it's infantry, mostly sword, javelin, and spear wielding Sudanese Slave Warriors, and its cavalry, premier amongst them the Ajnad. Though the Ajnad were the most prestigious of the Fatimid's military, it was their Sudanese infantry which were the backbone from which victory or defeat would be wrought. Of free-men, mercenaries and numerous slave-warriors, theirs was a legacy of deep-seated loyalty and discipline to the Fatimid Caliphate; a bittersweet virtue that came to cause much of their annihilation with the conquests of Saladin./n/nCore amongst their black contingents were the Abid Al-Shira, the professional infantry of whom at least some were slave-warriors. These were the Sparabara, the late-legionaries of Rome and the faithful swordsmen of Muhammad and the early Caliphs, reasonably armored and sturdy-footed spearmen expected to hold the battle line with a shield wall and let their cavalry, archers and javelinmen operate from their foundation. Following the disbanding of the bulk of the Fatimid's administration following their failed coup against Sultan Saladin, the homelands of the wayward sons of the Sudan have become saturated with trained warriors with no scruples of serving a master of any faith just as his beloved Fatimids fielded a bureaucracy of Christians, Jews and Muslims.
{aor_african_spearmen_descr_short}Disciplined light/medium African Spearmen, reliable and durable as line infantry.

{aor_african_swords}Zanji Swordsmen
{aor_african_swords_descr}Despite being of the heretical Shi'a Faith, the armies of the Fatimids were far more traditional to those of the Abbasids, Umayyads and Rashidun Caliphates than any of their contemporary rivals. A majority of the army (Estimated to be 60%) were infantry arrayed by national origin, fighting as a shield wall with spearmen in front with javelinmen and archers supporting from the rear. Either the entire line would advance in the attack, or sections supported by cavalry would./n/nThus it was not the twin monarchs of tribal horse archer and iron-disciplined Ghulam which were the sentinels of the Fatimids on the field of battle. The sword and scepter by which the Shi'ite Caliphate held its dominion was with it's infantry, mostly sword, javelin, and spear wielding Sudanese Slave Warriors, and its cavalry, premier amongst them the Ajnad. Though the Ajnad were the most prestigious of the Fatimid's military, it was their Sudanese infantry which were the backbone from which victory or defeat would be wrought. Of free-men, mercenaries and numerous slave-warriors, theirs was a legacy of deep-seated loyalty and discipline to the Fatimid Caliphate; a bittersweet virtue that came to cause much of their annihilation with the conquests of Saladin./n/nWhile the Professional Core of the Fatimid Infantry was the Abid Al-Shira, they made great use of large contingents of Sudanese mercenaries. Their ranks were drawn from the whole of East Africa, known as "Zanj" or land of the blacks by the Arabs. Abyssinians, Somalis, Makurians, Nubians, and numerous others swell their ranks, practitioners of the creeds of Muhammad, Moses, Jesus, and numerous animist spirits. Some amongst them possess discipline, while others are fierce untrained tribesmen. Dressed in simple mail hauberks, wielding circular iron shield and slightly curved single-edged swords, they too harken to the traditions of Islamic swordsmen as capable on the defense in the united shield wall as on the offense as individual martial warriors.
{aor_african_swords_descr_short}Ferocious armored swordsmen, capable of serving in a battle line or bringing the battle to their foe.

{aux_arab_lcav}Ajnad Horsemen
{aux_arab_lcav_descr}The Fatimids were perhaps the last of the Great Islamic Empires to be beholden to a martial tradition not borne of Turkish-influence, their armies based more around the conjunction of infantry and spear-bearing cavalry than offering sizable contigents of tribal horse archers or iron-discipline Ghulams (Though the latter did make up some part of their equestrians). The sword and scepter by which the Shi'ite Caliphate held its dominion was by it's infantry, mostly sword, javelin, and spear wielding Sudanese Slave Warriors, and its cavalry, premier amongst them the Ajnad. Their ranks were highly varied, consisting of Maghrebis, Sudanese, Syrians, Egyptians, Armenians, some Ghulams and even some Europeans. In sharp contrast to the bow and mace oriented Ghulams of the Turkish dynasties, the Ajnad were recognized as medium to heavy cavalrymen specialized in the use of spear in the traditional Middle Eastern manner (Rather than the couched lance of the Latin Christians)./n/nSaladin's purges of Fatimid loyalists coupled with an increasing focus on Kurdish and Turkish Ghulam horsemen have left the ranks of the Ajnad to atrophy, being a shadow of a worth once commented to seem a reflection of the Crusading knights in armor and tactics. Consisting of Syrian, Egyptian, and Arab officers supported by Iqtas' (land grants in lieu of a regular wage), these provincial troops serve more as light cavalry of the Bedouin tradition than the solid horsemen borne from Khurasani and Byzantine influence on the Abbasids and Fatimids.
{aux_arab_lcav_descr_short}Provincial horsemen of various backgrounds fighting as light lancers, well suited to 'Razzia' charge-retreating or a sustained assault on horsemen of similar worth or disorganized infantry.

{aor_khorosan_swordsmen}Pashtun Lashkar
{aor_khorosan_swordsmen_descr}The soldiers of the divided and militant pashtun tribes strewn about the landscape of Khorasan, they are fierce tribesmen for whom the art of savage war hangs in guiding touch for the whole of their lives. Tribeless for some newly risen blood feud or brought amongst a throng of brethren adventurous in spirit with the scent of plunder and prestige to be gained, these hawk faced rough men of the hills flock down from their high domains as fleet footed for the prospect of mercenary work as merciless plunder of the laiden caravans belonging to those whom they would serve./n/nTheir tools are simple, being the jagged and fearsome looking short sword seen as a prerequisite to manhood amongst the Pashtuns, a small circular shield of iron and wood, and leather jerkins or cuirasses atop their common dusty robes.
{aor_khorosan_swordsmen_descr_short}Hearty, savage men, they are best employed in zealous assault against any enemy unwilling to face such a daunting charge.

{aor_egypt_nobles}Kurdish Peshmerga
{aor_egypt_nobles_descr}Within the cataclysmic swirl of the Near East's history Empires have risen and fell, faiths and cultures have seen flowerings and descents into sin and desolation and entire peoples have been swallowed up by others or cast into the wind. Deserts spread, fertility was granted by the grace of irrigation or blessed climate change, with only the distant heavens and stoic mountains possessing of that transient quality of eternity./n/nSentinels to that virtue of savage continuity, rugged endurance have stood long beyond civilized memory and stretch back far in the oral traditions of their countrymen. Hillmen who know only the lightest of touches from foreign yoke - casting off the bane and boon of domestication with a wild animal's ferocity. They do not live in savagery, but a rugged civilization etched from raw mountain stone and not rotted wood or soiled clay; building kingdoms to stand eye to eye with the great empires that come and go. Some have seen success, the Kingdoms of Armenia and Georgia standing as strong as any lowlands nation ever has, yet others struggle in division and tribal conflict: Their sovereignty shall linger past the rise and fall of kingdoms, but shall be consigned to be as distant stars in the night and hold not the ephermal ambition to challenge the sun./n/nThe Kurds are one such people, their brilliance of martial spirit and endurance shattered and spread across the Middle East. Serving as mercenaries from Ghazni to Egypt, petty warlords possessing transient holdings under the thumb of greater empires, such a diaspora comes like sparks from the fires of their power's ascent following the conquests of Islam. Complacent with pastoral transhumance and mercenary service since earliest antiquity, they had served as soldiers and rebellious headache for the full gambuit of Near Eastern Dynasties, from Babylonian to Caliphate and Seljuk dominion. Yet only in contemporary times have they tasted the fruits of sovereignity as pockets of Kurdish states rose through the cracks of the House of Islam./n/nMost flowerings were brief, weedy things, yet in the West amongst the fertile Nile Delta has a brother of Kurdistan come to rule a Kingdom to be like the Empires they saw rise and fall from the mountain's top. Salahuddin Ayyubi, Sultan of Egypt and patriarch of a Kurdish Dynasty, has not forgotten his roots and hires Kurds second only to Turks as soldiers. Any ruler would be remiss not to, the fame of the Kurds as swordsmen, archers and heavy cavalry well revered by the powers-that-be./n/nAs with surely all of Near Eastern societies, a wealth enough to afford the use of horse in battle is a badge of masculinity as much aristocracy, and amongst the Kurds the gem in their martial crown is surely that of the heavy cavalrymen. The vigorous skill of sword on foot is retained while astride steed, these warriors choosing to deny the use of lance even in the charge and instead wield wicked blade and blade alone. Though this may dampen the potential of a charge, it gives them added experience in close quarters, making these horsemen especially lethal towards other equestrians in battle.
{aor_egypt_nobles_descr_short}Motivated, well armored medium shock cavalry best served in fighting other horsemen.

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{aor_anatolian_horsearcher}Turcoman Tribesmen
{aor_anatolian_horsearcher_descr}Turkic horse archers descended from the eastern Steppe. These men are armed with a recurve bow effective at close and medium ranges from the intended target, but accuracy suffers at range. The unit's lack of armour makes them especially fast, able to outrun the most persistent of pursuers ensuring that they get to fight another day.
{aor_anatolian_horsearcher_descr_short}Quick horse archers who are unarmored but can outrun the opposition.

{aor_anatolian_nobles}Turcoman Nobles
{aor_anatolian_nobles_descr}The cauldron of the Anatolian hills and plains have had a new spice added not in a pinch but a spoonful with the tide of the turcoman tribes brought along by the Seljuk's conquest. A disputed region between Christendom and Dar Al-Islam, at the height of the Seljuk's dominion many a sultan chose to 'encourage' their brethren who remained loyal to a wholly nomadic ancestry to settle in the frontier regions of their rule to diminish the threat they'd offer to their sovereignty./n/nConsisting of professional ghulams recently freed along with men of high status in tribal turkish society, these aristocrats can provide a decent worth on the battlefield for a master of any faith or nation. Their dress is relatively simple, being the turkish coat with the addition of lamellar hauberk and the metal-skullcap lined tribal turkish hat. Beholden to the mobile methods which brought them victory over the slower Romans and Ghaznavids, these nobles are best used as better armored skirmishing horsemen emphasizing the bow rather than horsemen who may wield bows, but are meant for the charge.
{aor_anatolian_nobles_descr_short}Lightly armored horse archers, best served to pepper the enemy with arrows before closing in with support from heavier cavalry or infantry.

{aor_trasc_spearmen}Shubosani Molashqre
{aor_trasc_spearmen_descr}The whims of great rulers and greater powers have long swept up the simple and humble pastoral, agrarian and otherwise independent men into their own selfish feuds, and the common men of Georgia are no exception to this bitter rule of history. For the native dynasties of their own aristocracy or those of foreign lands, these free peoples, civil guardsmen and lordless soldiers stand as conscripts for the powers that be to recruit. Stoically, they will serve a foreign master but do so with a reservation absent when fighting for their country free and not their land as part of a greater whole. Their equipment reflects such a dubious martial role, being well-to-do in comparison to the arsenal of peoples less militant than the Georgians. Light mail shirts, rugged leather cuirasses along with oval shield and spear make up their gear, allowing them to stand as worthwhile levies for those Nomadic forces who lack their own solid infantry but being a poor alternative to those who may call on their own men for such a task.
{aor_trasc_spearmen_descr_short}Georgian Militia and conscripted part time soldiers, equipped by feudal lord or invading power in cheap leather and mail to serve as light spearmen.

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{aux_arabreligios}Askari Nobles
{aux_arabreligios_descr}Literally meaning soldier, they are gathered from throughout the empire to do the Sultan?s bidding. They know their audacity and ferocity on the battlefield will lead them to great rewards in the afterlife They are skilled and aggressive, as their name portrays, and are delighted to follow the Sultan?s army, wherever he wills, for conquest and glory. Clad in heavy mail, they are equipped to fight in dangerous engagements against numerous foes. Smashing through enemies with a heavy lance is a favored tactic of these soldiers, who in dress and use resemble more their European rivals than the light Arab cavalry they descend from.
{aux_arabreligios_descr_short}The Arab equivalent of a Feudal Knight, these warriors possess the same martial spirit as their foe's, possessing a greater mobility though lacking their rival's tremendous charge.

{aor_khorasan_nobles}Khurasani Nobles
{aor_khorasan_nobles_descr}It was with the arrival of the Turks that many would look to the east and see it as a realm ruled by horse archer and horseman. Though such a rule is contested by the dogged presence of infantry and foot archers, mounted archers has remained a dominant presence since the exodus of Indo-European Horsemen from the steppe./n/nWhere the legacy of the Achaemenids is blurred by their presence of Sparabara and Thanvabara footsoldiers, the champion of Eastern Khorasan has long been the mounted warrior; an armored aristocracy whose scepter is the mace and crown the strung bow and spear's tip. Emergent particularly during the climax of the Achaemenids, it would be this noble warrior, these Persian Knights, which would become avatars of resurgent Iran. Yet it would be with the last beats of the Samanid dynasty that Iran would experience sovereign rule, drawn under the yoke of Turkish Dominion as much of the Middle East has come to be./n/nYet if the Persian Phoenix shall not yet emerge, its flames shall still flicker up from the ashes of conquest. Khurasani Noblemen and their feudal entourages have long stood behind feudal lords of a different Iranian tribe or clan, and in the absence of a proud Perisan to lead them, shall stand beside the new sovereigns of Khurasan. These are not the high lords whose wealth might afford them ornate armor for horse and rider, or the greatest of arnaments, men of whom surely left or lie dead at the hands of the conqueror. Rather, these warriors are of the lower aristocracy, outfitted still in the fine fabrics and sturdy mail, but servicable only as medium cavalry - not the sort to challenge the cataphract champions of the East./n/nThough beholden to a martial pride, it is not for some grand empire or benevolent monarch that these Khurasanis fight for, but the preservation of their fiefdoms and lands. Expecting them to fight as long or as hard as one's own nobility is poor judgement, as Empires of the past have shown the Persian Phoenix lies dormant in every Iranian Noble.
{aor_khorasan_nobles_descr_short}Medium Lancers, well served in a classic role of Near Eastern heavy cavalry.

{aor_armenian_nobles}Aznvakan Horsemen
{aor_armenian_nobles_descr}Armenians have had a longstanding tradition of serving for the powers that be of the Near East, being a people and land coveted in the conflicts of Sassanid Persia and the Eastern Romans, and later standing at the forefront of Christian Roman and Muslim conflicts. Yet the status quo of Armenia's position in the Near East was shattered with the arrival of the Seljuks and battle of Manzikert. In the loss of Greater Armenia to the Muslims and spread of the Turks within Anatolia Armenians were in a unique position to realize their ambitions, both in their own sovereingty with the Cilician Kingdom of Armenia and in offering their martial skills to the wealth of new customers./n/nMeaning "The one who has sworn", Aznvakan are feudal warriors of the mid to lower Armenian aristocracy, who like many of Hayastan before them have pledged themselves to the conquering powers. Wealthy enough to afford a solid warhorse, a light mail hauberk and cloth or leather vest, Aznvakan serve their new masters as nimble medium cavalry. Untouched by the contemporary influence of the Latin Knight, or even the earliest tides of lance-bearing shock cavalry from Sassanid and Eastern Roman times, Aznvakan hearken to the ranks of antiquity's Achaemenid horsemen who blended the practice of skirmishing with shock-warfare./n/nUnlike the sharpened rock that is a knightly or cataphract charge, Aznvakan move as nimbly as a prowling Caucasus wolf. Though such a agile fighting style may not have the jarring impact of a shock cavalrymen, it is by no means worthless, proving highly effective in the rugged domains the Armenians call home./n/nThough they may be a people used to remaining in the shadows of great empires, such buffeting winds from West and East have never squandered the fires of the Hayastani spirit. The vigor and skill they share with their conquerors should grow all the brighter if a kingdom of Hayastanis by Hayastanis would emerge and free them from their foreign yolk. Until such a deliverance, they are a valuable asset to any conquering power.
{aor_armenian_nobles_descr_short}Medium armored mounted nobility of the low to mid aristocracy, armed with sword, bow, and shield to serve as rugged skirmishing cavalry.

{aux_n_ind_noble_cav}Chauhamana Rajput Asvaka
{aux_n_ind_noble_cav_descr}Since the fall of the Gupta Empire, the subcontinent of India has once more fallen into a disunity and chaos to be expected of a land so layered in peoples, cultures and powers. From the ashes of this world has risen a new martial people of ancient lineage but newfound glory: the Rajputs, differenciated by the normal Kshatriya by virtue of their very name's definition - "Son of a King"./n/nNot merely the sons of royalty, the Rajputs trace their lineages (vanshas) back to one of three heavenly Patriarchs: The Suryavanshi of Surya (The Sun God), The Chandravanshi of Chandra (The Moon God), and Agnivanshi of Agni (The Fire God). From these three noble bloodlines descend 36 main clans or Kulas, which in turn divide further into various branches. Nobility of spirit and prestige of rule is not a virtue exclusive to any one bloodline, great dynasties of past and present possessed by all three lineages. Yet at least in Northern India it is the Agnivanshi who stand tallest this day, with the great kingdom of Chauhan in Delhi and the Paramara of Malwa poised for dominance of West and North Indian soveriegnty./n/nThough the whole of the Rajput people have taken to the equestrian arts far more than the Indian dynasties before them, it is amongst the Northern Rajputs where the Agnivanshi reign dominant that thrones are won not by the might of elephants but horses. It is said that there are three things must you never ask of a Rajput: His horse, his mistress, or his sword. By the merits of two of these things has the Rajput become the defacto warrior of India, challenged only by tradition's demand of the elephant and the rising threat of the Turkish horse archer and cataphract./n/nNowhere is this more true than the Kingdom of Chauhan centered at Delhi. The Maharaja Prithvi Raj Chauhan has seen fit to rely more on his cavalry and infantry than elephants, relegating them to a supporting role rather than the vanguard of his strategies. The equestrian warriors of the Chauhamana hold a special zeal in battling the dreaded Turkish invaders by charging with selfless abandon to combat the heavier ghulam and lighter turkoman up close, where the Rajput's superior individual swordsmanship triumphs./n/nArmed with nimble Indian Shield and brutal forward-swept blades these Kshatriya possess little in the way of armor, featuring the typical quilted cotton protection of India though some have the wealth to afford limited scale armor. Such vulnerability in close quarters combat registers little on their minds - to fight and die as a Kshatriya hinges not on the cloth of the man but the man beneath.
{aux_n_ind_noble_cav_descr_short}Rajputs of the Chauhan clan astride fleet-hoofed steeds wielding sword and shield as zealous close quarters cavalry.

{param_light_cav}Agnivanshi Rajput Asvaka
{param_light_cav_descr}Since the fall of the Gupta Empire, the subcontinent of India has once more fallen into a disunity and chaos to be expected of a land so layered in peoples, cultures and powers. From the ashes of this world has risen a new martial people of ancient lineage but newfound glory: the Rajputs, differenciated by the normal Kshatriya by virtue of their very name's definition - "Son of a King"./n/nNot merely the sons of royalty, the Rajputs trace their lineages (vanshas) back to one of three heavenly Patriarchs: The Suryavanshi of Surya (The Sun God), The Chandravanshi of Chandra (The Moon God), and Agnivanshi of Agni (The Fire God). From these three noble bloodlines descend 36 main clans or Kulas, which in turn divide further into various branches. Nobility of spirit and prestige of rule is not a virtue exclusive to any one bloodline, great dynasties of past and present possessed by all three lineages. Yet at least in Northern India it is the Agnivanshi who stand tallest this day, with the great kingdom of Chauhan in Delhi and the Paramara of Malwa poised for dominance of West and North Indian soveriegnty./n/nThough the whole of the Rajput people have taken to the equestrian arts far more than the Indian dynasties before them, it is amongst the Northern Rajputs where the Agnivanshi reign dominant that thrones are won not by the might of elephants but horses. It is said that there are three things must you never ask of a Rajput: His horse, his mistress, or his sword. By the merits of two of these things has the Rajput become the defacto warrior of India, challenged only by tradition's demand of the elephant and the rising threat of the Turkish horse archer and cataphract./n/nAs men of privilege and status afforded by their martial skills these Rajputs possess superior armor to what many of their brethren hold, being little or most often nothing. Such heaviness does not hinder their service as mobile, fleet-hoofed cavalrymen but does grant them a greater durability. Their arsenal is a light stabbing spear, sharp forward-swept sword and round Indian shield, befitting their role as light charge-based cavalry. Whether committed to a zealous rush to engage their enemies up close or mimicing the Arab Razzia practice of charge-retreat, their medium armor and nimble steeds serve well in a mobile light-medium cavalry role.
{param_light_cav_descr_short}Kshatriya of the "fire sprung" clans, descending from Agni, the Hindu God of Fire. They fight only for those of their fire-borne lineage as rough-riding light lancers.

{param_swordsmen}Rajput Bharata Asiheti
{param_swordsmen_descr}(Rajput Mercenary Swordsmen) Since the fall of the Gupta Empire, the subcontinent of India has once more fallen into a disunity and chaos to be expected of a land so layered in peoples, cultures and powers. From the ashes of this world has risen a new martial people of ancient lineage but newfound glory: the Rajputs, differenciated by the normal Kshatriya by virtue of their very name's definition - "Son of a King"./n/nNot merely the sons of royalty, the Rajputs trace their lineages (vanshas) back to one of three heavenly Patriarchs: The Suryavanshi of Surya (The Sun God), The Chandravanshi of Chandra (The Moon God), and Agnivanshi of Agni (The Fire God). From these three noble bloodlines descend 36 main clans or Kulas, which in turn divide further into various branches. Nobility of spirit and prestige of rule is not a virtue exclusive to any one bloodline, great dynasties of past and present possessed by all three lineages. Yet at least in Northern India it is the Agnivanshi who stand tallest this day, with the great kingdom of Chauhan in Delhi and the Paramara of Malwa poised for dominance of West and North Indian soveriegnty./n/nAs Holy Sun, Divine Moon, and heavenly flame do change, so too does the political climate of the Rajput kingdoms. Friends become enemies and enemies become friends in the single passing of a Chandra's cycle, the passions which borne the Rajput's honor and chivalry as potent to fuel bitter rivalry and conflict. Confederacies have strengthened the Rajput's resistance to the Muslim onslaught as much as internal conflict has whittled away at their resolve to challenge the threat of Turko-Persian invasion. As feudal lords and not mere chieftans of tribes, it is not might alone which heels the noble Rajput to serve a greater Rajput, but it is well might that they bring in a united front against the threat from beyond the Hindu Kush./n/nThese men hail not from any single heavenly dynasty, but are a cast of the whole of the Rajput people. From every lineage and every clan they come, serving as mercenaries for pay, confederate allies, warriors of tribute from vanquished clans, lesser clans under the soveriengty of those greater, or simply individuals aspiring for their divine dharma of battle. Though with the ebb of Rajput affairs they will come to soon feud with the men they fought beside as brothers, the nature of their very union however transient is the hope by which India holds towards freedom from the invading Muslims./n/nAs Rajputs of whom their clan or they individually are of lesser status and wealth, their equipment pales in comparison with that of their countrymen better off. Their armor is the simple round Indian shield highly coveted amongst the Arabian Pennisula, and largely the quilted armor of cotton and leather traditionally worn by the vast majority of India's armored troops. The more experienced amongst them wear light scale shirts, another armor drawing deep from India's history. Their weapon is the scepter by which the Rajput's worth is measured alongside of his horse - the sword, forward swept with an ancestry stretching back to ancient Alexander and the kopis brought forth by the invading Greeks. Their limited armor and complete lack of cohesive teamwork is marginalized by the zeal and individual martial skill they bring to the battlefield. War does not need the mullah's chant or Pope's claim to be holy - the very nature of battle is paramount to their soul's obligation to the heavens, the sole reason of their existence as Kshatriya. It would be wise for the Maharaja of any Rajput Kingdom to field such men, for they fufill both aspects of the proverb "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer".
{param_swordsmen_descr_short}Kshatriya of the various Rajput clans of India, willing to ply their service as light, motivated swordsmen to various rulers.

{aux_christ_religion_inf}Crusader Sergeants
{aux_christ_religion_inf_descr}Destiny, desire, fate, the will of the Almighty, or mere circumstance has brought many from Latin Christendom to the shores of Asia. Though what drives them to the Holy Lands and those beyond vary, what unites these wayward children of the Latin West is the brotherhood brought on by war. Too poor to afford horse, too rich to be sequestered to that of skirmishing crossbowman, they assume the role of strong-armed spearmen./n/nVeterans of battle, these soldiers have affored themselves medium quality mail hauberks and assorted paddings of leather and quilt, backed by sturdy shields and strong spears. A shield from which the knightly sword of Christendom might strike, they pitch their services to any nation of Christendom. Truly the wandering blood of their Germanic ancestors has lingered on, as well as their martial spirit.
{aux_christ_religion_inf_descr_short}Motivated and well equipped pilgrims, mercenaries, and settled Franks serving the Christendom of the East as sturdy spear-bearing infantry.

{aux_knights_cav}Norman Knights
{aux_knights_cav_descr}As if bloodied kin borne from the same torn womb, the Normans and Turks shook the foundation of Christendom and the Dar Al-Islam respectively. Theirs would be a legacy which would forever change the nature of warfare for their respective communities, instituting a superiority of equestrian warriors not to be eclipsed for many centuries. With their ancestors of Northmen Vikings and Turkish Nomads emerging roughly simultaneously, these two maelstroms of North-West and North-East swept across the world of Islam and Christendom to contest for the throne of martial supremacy of the known world in the Near East./n/nThe warrior's crown is not the only means by which the Normans hold sway, the scepter of kingship held in the hand not possessed by a blade's grip. Perhaps these Northmen's greatest accomplishment was the conquest of England under William of Normandy in 1066, serving too as a climatic avatar of the horseman's victory over the foot soldier. Not to be outdone, William's brethren went off as mercenaries to the cause of Christendom in Armenia and the realm of the Eastern Romans or the reconquista of Spain. Their next flash of brilliance would be with the Crusades, where Normans from Italy under Bohemond of Taranto established the Principalty of Antioch. In Sicily, shadowed by the success of the Crusades and conquest of England, Roger II established the land as a Kingdom following its countship following the reconquest of the Island by Christendom in the late 11th century./n/nTheir ranks consisting of Normans drawn from the full breathe of battlefield experience across Christendom and her frontiers, these knights represent the very best of their warrior class outside perhaps only the Religious Orders. Their arnaments are at the cutting edge of Latin Christendom, consisting of tight-fitted mail hauberk and leggings, surcoat displaying proto-heraldry or the crosses of minor orders, and cumbersome if highly protective great helms. In their skilled hands are heater shields still holding a slight shape of the outdated kite design, well wrought iron swords and sturdy lances of which their fame has been borne from. It is with these spears which their task is realized, achieving the same vicious, unrelenting disciplined charge which brought the lands of Christ back into the fold of Christendom and shall see to it that the savior's feet touch down upon the soil of his disciples - not the sands of Muhammad.
{aux_knights_cav_descr_short}Highly skilled Knights from Norman Sicily, Antioch, distant Normandy and England possessing the very same tremendous charge which first won the Holy Lands to the hands of Christendom.

{aux_arab_swordsmen}Kurdish Swordsmen
{aux_arab_swordsmen_descr}Within the cataclysmic swirl of the Near East's history Empires have risen and fell, faiths and cultures have seen flowerings and descents into sin and desolace, and entire peoples have been swallowed up by others or cast into the wind. Deserts spread, fertility was granted by the grace of irrigation or blessed climate change, with only the distant heavens and stoic mountains possessing of that transient quality of eternity./n/nSentinels to that virtue of savage continuity, rugged endurance have stood long beyond civilized memory and stretch back far in the oral traditions of their countrymen. Hillmen who know only the lightest of touches from foreign yoke - casting off the bane and boon of domestication with a wild animal's ferocity. They do not live in savagrey, but a rugged civilization etched from raw mountain stone and not rotted wood or soiled clay; building kingdoms to stand eye to eye with the great empires that come and go. Some have seen success, the Kingdoms of Armenia and Georgia standing as strong as any lowlands nation ever has, yet others struggle in division and tribal conflict: Their sovereignty shall linger past the rise and fall of kingdoms, but shall be consigned to be as distant stars in the night and hold not the ephermal ambition to challenge the sun./n/nThe Kurds are one such people, their brilliance of martial spirit and endurance shattered and spread across the Middle East. Serving as mercenaries from Ghazni to Egypt, petty warlords possessing transient holdings under the thumb of greater empires, such a diaspora comes like sparks from the fires of their power's ascent following the conquests of Islam. Complacent with pastoral transhumance and mercenary service since earliest antiquity, they had served as soldiers and rebellious headache for the full gambuit of Near Eastern Dynasties, from Babylonian to Caliphate and Seljuk dominion. Yet only in contemporary times have they tasted the fruits of sovereignity as pockets of Kurdish states rose through the cracks of the House of Islam./n/nMost flowerings were brief, weedy things, yet in the West amongst the fertile Nile Delta has a brother of Kurdistan come to rule a Kingdom to be like the Empires they saw rise and fall from the mountain's top. Salahuddin Ayyubi, Sultan of Egypt and patriarch of a Kurdish Dynasty, has not forgotten his roots and hires Kurds second only to Turks as soldiers. Any ruler would be remiss not to, the fame of the Kurds as swordsmen, archers and heavy cavalry well revered by the powers-that-be. Those that cannot afford a horse but do possess the wealth to set themselves apart from common skirmishers fight as mobile infantrymen, sturdy enough for the battle line or siege but nimble in medium armor to fight dexteriously in the roughest of terrain. For after all it was not a martial glory reserved only for the aristocracy which saw the Kurdish people endure through the centuries.
{aux_arab_swordsmen_descr_short}Kurdish Tribesmen of strong and reliable abilities, clad in medium armor and more than capable in close combat.

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{aor_iranian_archers}Turko-Persian Horsemen
{aor_iranian_archers_descr}Lightly armoured horse archers of the eastern Turkic tribes having settled amongst greater Khorasan, blistering quick and able to fire off volleys at short notice towards anything and generally hit, their speed and maneuverability makes them an asset on the field of battle.
{aor_iranian_archers_descr_short}Excellent mounted archers with stunning speed on the battlefield and capable of striking from anywhere.

{param_champ_hwy_inf}Paramara Avarudha Bhattara
{param_champ_hwy_inf_descr}(Paramara Dismounted Nobles/Lords) Equestrian martial practices are something of a newfangled tradition amongst the Indian princes, although the native Gupta dynasty had the foresight to adopt the means of their Hindu-Kush borne enemies. While it is primarily the Rajputs of Northern India who hone their skills as superb horsemen, Rajputs and mere Rajas of the interior are not without an eye for the contemporary and too have begun to fight as well armored and armed cavalry. These young princes amongst the Paramara Raj wield wicked axe and lance as suitably potent heavy cavalry; perhaps lacking in the charge, but certainly not in equestrian capabilities./n/nFar less challenging to social norms is the nature of battle upon foot, which these well armored nobles take to with little the indignance of their Christian and Muslim contemporaries. Wielding Axe and shield, they are fearsome avatars to India's proud martial traditions.
{param_champ_hwy_inf_descr_Short}Heavy Axemen capable of rending the toughest Muslim armors.

{param_champ_hwy_cav}Paramara Raja Asvaka
{param_champ_hwy_cav_descr}(Princely Horsemen) Equestrian martial practices are something of a newfangled tradition amongst the Indian princes, although the native Gupta dynasty had the foresight to adopt the means of their Hindu-Kush borne enemies. While it is primarily the Rajputs of Northern India who hone their skills as superb horsemen, Rajputs and mere Rajas of the interior are not without an eye for the contemporary and too have begun to fight as well armored and armed cavalry. These young princes amongst the Paramara Raj wield wicked axe and lance as suitably potent heavy cavalry; perhaps lacking in the charge, but certainly not in equestrian capabilities.
{param_champ_hwy_cav_descr_short}Princely Nobles having taken to the contemporary tradition of horsemanship over the classical use of Elephants. Not as experienced as their Northern Rajput peers, but still able to give good service as medium-heavy cavalry.

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{koj_teutonic}Teutonic Knights
{koj_teutonic_descr}Teutonic Knights were members of the order of the Teutonic Knights of the Hospital of the Blessed Virgin. This was a military-religious order of knights that restricted membership to Germans. They were part of the original Hospitallers, but under Hermann von Salza they split from the main branch and founded their own order, taking on a very distinctive white cloak bearing a stark black cross on the left shoulder. The Order was originally formed by German pilgrims and crusaders between 1120 and 1128 but destroyed following the fall of Jerusalem in 1187. With the coming of the knights of the Third Crusade two years later, including a large proportion of Germans, a new hospital was built outside Acre to succor those wounded in the siege. The Order Statues divided the knights into two classes, knights and priests, the former being obliged to take the triple monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience as well as promise to aid the sick and fight the Infidel. Unlike the knights, who from the early thirteenth century had to prove "ancient nobility", the priests were relieved of this obligation and their function was to celebrate the Mass and other religious offices, to administer the sacraments to the knights and the sick in their hospitals and follow them as almoners into war. Priests brothers could not become Masters, Commanders or even Vice-Commanders in either Lithuania or Prussia, but could become Commanders in Germany. Later these two ranks were augmented by a third class, of serving brothers (Sergeants, or Graumantler), who wore a similar mantle but in gray rather than blue and charged with only three branches of the Cross to indicate that they were not full members of the confraternity. The knights lived communally, sleeping in dormitories on simple beds, eating together in a refectory, the fare modest and no more than was sufficient. Their clothes included white robes and surcoat with large black cross on the front of the body. The armor were likewise simple and consisted mostly from heavy chainmail worn beneath the surcoat, but on top of padded or steel plate enforced Akaton. Sometime, the surcoat was also used to add the steel plate reinforcement, giving the knight similar amour protection of their heavier Saracen counterparts. Teutonic Knights daily duties included training for battle, maintaining their equipment and working with their horses. Equipment mostly included short lance and sword. During the siege support or dismounted engagement, the knights would be equipped with heavier weapons such as axes
{koj_teutonic_descr_short}Heavy Germanic cavalry in service of Kingdom of Jerusalem. Well armored and equiped, willing to fight to the last man on horse or dismaunted as heavy inf.

{koj_teutonic_foot}Dismounted Teutonic Knights
{koj_teutonic_foot_descr}Teutonic Knights were members of the order of the Teutonic Knights of the Hospital of the Blessed Virgin. This was a military-religious order of knights that restricted membership to Germans. They were part of the original Hospitallers, but under Hermann von Salza they split from the main branch and founded their own order, taking on a very distinctive white cloak bearing a stark black cross on the left shoulder. The Order was originally formed by German pilgrims and crusaders between 1120 and 1128 but destroyed following the fall of Jerusalem in 1187. With the coming of the knights of the Third Crusade two years later, including a large proportion of Germans, a new hospital was built outside Acre to succor those wounded in the siege. The Order Statues divided the knights into two classes, knights and priests, the former being obliged to take the triple monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience as well as promise to aid the sick and fight the Infidel. Unlike the knights, who from the early thirteenth century had to prove "ancient nobility", the priests were relieved of this obligation and their function was to celebrate the Mass and other religious offices, to administer the sacraments to the knights and the sick in their hospitals and follow them as almoners into war. Priests brothers could not become Masters, Commanders or even Vice-Commanders in either Lithuania or Prussia, but could become Commanders in Germany. Later these two ranks were augmented by a third class, of serving brothers (Sergeants, or Graumantler), who wore a similar mantle but in gray rather than blue and charged with only three branches of the Cross to indicate that they were not full members of the confraternity. The knights lived communally, sleeping in dormitories on simple beds, eating together in a refectory, the fare modest and no more than was sufficient. Their clothes included white robes and surcoat with large black cross on the front of the body. The armor were likewise simple and consisted mostly from heavy chainmail worn beneath the surcoat, but on top of padded or steel plate enforced Akaton. Sometime, the surcoat was also used to add the steel plate reinforcement, giving the knight similar amour protection of their heavier Saracen counterparts. Teutonic Knights daily duties included training for battle, maintaining their equipment and working with their horses. Equipment mostly included short lance and sword. During the siege support or dismounted engagement, the knights would be equipped with heavier weapons such as axes
{koj_teutonic_foot_descr_short}Heavy Germanic cavalry in service of Kingdom of Jerusalem. Well armored and equiped, willing to fight to the last man on horse or dismaunted as heavy inf.

{koj_templars}Templar Cavalary
{koj_templars_descr}Templar Order or the ?Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon?, was formed upon the 1st Crusade with primary purpose to assist and protect Christian pilgrims visiting the Holly Land. Officially endorsed by Pope, the order distinct themselves wearing white robes with small red cross on the left side of the chest. Templar Order consisted from soldiers and non-combatants. The solders were divided in Knights and servants, often called Templar Sergeants. Even though, the order assumed that those joining the military ranks were skilled in act of war, most of the early Templar knights were not very skilled in battle. Since the order was strongly forbidden form practicing the war skills, the skill and ability of Templar knights was much more determined by their zealous determination for destruction of non-Christians. What early Templars lacked in equipment and training, they made up with fanatically fighting the enemy of the God without regards to their personal safety until the last was killed. It would not be until mid 13 century that the Order loosened their recruitment conditions, allowing recruitment of more skilled knights and adventurist which established the orders ultimate fighting force. Early Templars were equipped with short lances, and broad sword. The amour consisted primary from chainmail, worn underneath the robes and on the top of padding, or sometimes even without it.
{koj_templars_descr_short}Templar Order cavalary. Armed with lance and sword and equiped with medium chainmail armor, this unit will serve as great offensive cav against light to medium cavalary opponents.

{koj_dismounted_templar}Dismounted Templars
{koj_dismounted_templar_descr}Templar Order or the ?Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon?, was formed upon the 1st Crusade with primary purpose to assist and protect Christian pilgrims visiting the Holly Land. Officially endorsed by Pope, the order distinct themselves wearing white robes with small red cross on the left side of the chest. Templar Order consisted from soldiers and non-combatants. The solders were divided in Knights and servants, often called Templar Sergeants. Even though, the order assumed that those joining the military ranks were skilled in act of war, most of the early Templar knights were not very skilled in battle. Since the order strongly forbid practicing the war skills, the effectiveness of Templar knights was much more determined by their zealous determination for destruction of Infidels. What early Templars lacked in equipment and training, they made up by fanatically fighting the enemy of the God without regards to their personal safety until the last man was killed. It would not be until mid 13 century that the Order loosened their recruitment conditions, allowing recruitment of more skilled knights and adventurist which established the orders ultimate fighting force. Early Templars were equipped with short lances, and broad sword. The amour consisted primary from chainmail, worn underneath the robes and on the top of padding, or sometimes even without it.
{koj_dismounted_templar_descr_short}Dismounted templars. Armed with sword and equiped with medium chainmail armor, this unit will serve as great offensive infantry against light to medium infantry opponents.

{late_knights_hospitaller}Knights of St.John
{late_knights_hospitaller_descr}By mid 13 century, the Pope permitted the Hospitaller Order to change its formal color to red to separate the brother-knights from brother-sergeants. Late Hospitaller knights featured better armor, composed of combination of heavy chainmail with steel reinforced akaton underneath the chainmail. The equipment has also expended to use of mace in cavalry engagement once the lances were broken.
{late_knights_hospitaller_descr_short}Late period Hospitaller knights. Heavily armored and with use of mace, these knights can sustain all type of cavalry engagement. Excellent for attacking heavy cavalry.

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{rajput_axemen_cavalry}Jat Cavalry
{rajput_axemen_cavalry_descr}?A symbol of sacrifice, bravery, and industry?, thus spoke the God Shiva of the Hindu faith of the Jat peoples in the Sanskrit Hymns known as the Deva Samita. Believed by most to be descendants of the original Indo-Aryan invaders mixed with the later Sakae and Kushans, the Jats have been amongst the oldest of the natives to Sindh. While blood-brothers to the Rajputs, while their brethren hail entirely from the Kshatriya caste, the Jats contain a multitude of Shudra or Vaishya peasants, known for being both hard-working farmers and diligent warriors albeit without the proud origins of Jat or Rajput Kshatriya. Though their ancestrial origin may lie in the lands of the Oxus, the colorful story of the Jat people is one well woven into the sands of the Indus, having established themselves from the mouth of that mighty river to Purushapura in the northwest since ancient times. From this nurturing womb have they spread into Northern and Central India, the fall of their Kushan ancestors allowing countless Jat kingdoms to rise from their ashes. Though strongest in the realm between Multan and Makran, amongst the darkness engulfing the subcontinent after the Kushan empire fractured and the Gupta?s centuries later the Jat Kingdoms dotted the land as numerously as the stars above, reaching from the lower Sindh to Rajasthan and beyond. Yet theirs was not a legacy found only in the lands around the Indus, for as Persian and Arab clashed following the death of Muhammad, Jats were found in the ranks of the Sassanids, becoming amongst the first of the people of India to take to the new faith of Islam upon capture by the Arabs. The Near East over had respect for the industrious nature and sturdy constitution of these Jats, the conquering Rashidun Caliphate deporting many of Sindh to lands as far afield as Iraq and Antioch to populate lands diminished by the vicious Romano-Persian wars. While not a people wholly of the Kshatriya caste, neither the Kshatriya?s proud martial spirit nor the legendary vigor of the Jats are held only in the highest of caste. Those of the lower middle class, affording a horse but not armor, are more than eager to participate in battle. Wielding the large nachakh cavalry-axe and small-medium shield, these Jat Horsemen fight in a manner wholly Northern Indian, foreign to nimble lance-armed Arabian or bow-armed Turkish light cavalry. Perhaps it is a style too chivalric, unarmored but for helmet and shield, suited to when one?s foe was a fellow Raj wishing for honorable battle. Nevertheless, theirs is not an anachronism; the need for men of spirit and strength to charge forth and fight in bloody close combat with enemy cavalry a very real need for the Maliks of Sindh. Martial skill and courage, not wealth, is the source of pride for those of the warrior caste, with these horsemen being light of armor but great of spirit and strength, eager to close in with their foes and do battle with heavy axe. Speed of horse, spirit of Indo-Muslim martial ancestry and strength of muscle are what see these warriors through the day?s battle, and faith in Hinduism or Islam be what see them through the night?s wait for tomorrow?s wars.
{rajput_axemen_cavalry_descr_short}Light, aggressive cavalry armed with axe and shield, devastating upon equally light foes or when hitting the flanks of heavier enemies.

{levy_in_axemen}Jat Axemen
{levy_in_axemen_descr}?A symbol of sacrifice, bravery, and industry?, thus spoke the God Shiva of the Hindu faith of the Jat peoples in the Sanskrit Hymns known as the Deva Samita. Believed by most to be descendants of the original Indo-Aryan invaders mixed with the later Sakae and Kushans, the Jats have been amongst the oldest of the natives to Sindh. While blood-brothers to the Rajputs, while their brethren hail entirely from the Kshatriya caste, the Jats contain a multitude of Shudra or Vaishya peasants, known for being both hard-working farmers and diligent warriors albeit without the proud origins of Jat or Rajput Kshatriya. Though their ancestrial origin may lie in the lands of the Oxus, the colorful story of the Jat people is one well woven into the sands of the Indus, having established themselves from the mouth of that mighty river to Purushapura in the northwest since ancient times. From this nurturing womb have they spread into Northern and Central India, the fall of their Kushan ancestors allowing countless Jat kingdoms to rise from their ashes. Though strongest in the realm between Multan and Makran, amongst the darkness engulfing the subcontinent after the Kushan empire fractured and the Gupta?s centuries later the Jat Kingdoms dotted the land as numerously as the stars above, reaching from the lower Sindh to Rajasthan and beyond. Yet theirs was not a legacy found only in the lands around the Indus, for as Persian and Arab clashed following the death of Muhammad, Jats were found in the ranks of the

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{rajput_axemen_cavalry}Jat Cavalry
{rajput_axemen_cavalry_descr}?A symbol of sacrifice, bravery, and industry?, thus spoke the God Shiva of the Hindu faith of the Jat peoples in the Sanskrit Hymns known as the Deva Samita. Believed by most to be descendants of the original Indo-Aryan invaders mixed with the later Sakae and Kushans, the Jats have been amongst the oldest of the natives to Sindh. While blood-brothers to the Rajputs, while their brethren hail entirely from the Kshatriya caste, the Jats contain a multitude of Shudra or Vaishya peasants, known for being both hard-working farmers and diligent warriors albeit without the proud origins of Jat or Rajput Kshatriya. Though their ancestrial origin may lie in the lands of the Oxus, the colorful story of the Jat people is one well woven into the sands of the Indus, having established themselves from the mouth of that mighty river to Purushapura in the northwest since ancient times. From this nurturing womb have they spread into Northern and Central India, the fall of their Kushan ancestors allowing countless Jat kingdoms to rise from their ashes. Though strongest in the realm between Multan and Makran, amongst the darkness engulfing the subcontinent after the Kushan empire fractured and the Gupta?s centuries later the Jat Kingdoms dotted the land as numerously as the stars above, reaching from the lower Sindh to Rajasthan and beyond. Yet theirs was not a legacy found only in the lands around the Indus, for as Persian and Arab clashed following the death of Muhammad, Jats were found in the ranks of the Sassanids, becoming amongst the first of the people of India to take to the new faith of Islam upon capture by the Arabs. The Near East over had respect for the industrious nature and sturdy constitution of these Jats, the conquering Rashidun Caliphate deporting many of Sindh to lands as far afield as Iraq and Antioch to populate lands diminished by the vicious Romano-Persian wars. While not a people wholly of the Kshatriya caste, neither the Kshatriya?s proud martial spirit nor the legendary vigor of the Jats are held only in the highest of caste. Those of the lower middle class, affording a horse but not armor, are more than eager to participate in battle. Wielding the large nachakh cavalry-axe and small-medium shield, these Jat Horsemen fight in a manner wholly Northern Indian, foreign to nimble lance-armed Arabian or bow-armed Turkish light cavalry. Perhaps it is a style too chivalric, unarmored but for helmet and shield, suited to when one?s foe was a fellow Raj wishing for honorable battle. Nevertheless, theirs is not an anachronism; the need for men of spirit and strength to charge forth and fight in bloody close combat with enemy cavalry a very real need for the Maliks of Sindh. Martial skill and courage, not wealth, is the source of pride for those of the warrior caste, with these horsemen being light of armor but great of spirit and strength, eager to close in with their foes and do battle with heavy axe. Speed of horse, spirit of Indo-Muslim martial ancestry and strength of muscle are what see these warriors through the day?s battle, and faith in Hinduism or Islam be what see them through the night?s wait for tomorrow?s wars.
{rajput_axemen_cavalry_descr_short}Light, aggressive cavalry armed with axe and shield, devastating upon equally light foes or when hitting the flanks of heavier enemies.

{levy_in_axemen}Jat Axemen
{levy_in_axemen_descr}?A symbol of sacrifice, bravery, and industry?, thus spoke the God Shiva of the Hindu faith of the Jat peoples in the Sanskrit Hymns known as the Deva Samita. Believed by most to be descendants of the original Indo-Aryan invaders mixed with the later Sakae and Kushans, the Jats have been amongst the oldest of the natives to Sindh. While blood-brothers to the Rajputs, while their brethren hail entirely from the Kshatriya caste, the Jats contain a multitude of Shudra or Vaishya peasants, known for being both hard-working farmers and diligent warriors albeit without the proud origins of Jat or Rajput Kshatriya. Though their ancestrial origin may lie in the lands of the Oxus, the colorful story of the Jat people is one well woven into the sands of the Indus, having established themselves from the mouth of that mighty river to Purushapura in the northwest since ancient times. From this nurturing womb have they spread into Northern and Central India, the fall of their Kushan ancestors allowing countless Jat kingdoms to rise from their ashes. Though strongest in the realm between Multan and Makran, amongst the darkness engulfing the subcontinent after the Kushan empire fractured and the Gupta?s centuries later the Jat Kingdoms dotted the land as numerously as the stars above, reaching from the lower Sindh to Rajasthan and beyond. Yet theirs was not a legacy found only in the lands around the Indus, for as Persian and Arab clashed following the death of Muhammad, Jats were found in the ranks of the Sassanids, becoming amongst the first of the people of India to take to the new faith of Islam upon capture by the Arabs. The Near East over had respect for the industrious nature and sturdy constitution of these Jats, the conquering Rashidun Caliphate deporting many of Sindh to lands as far afield as Iraq and Antioch to populate lands diminished by the vicious Romano-Persian wars. While the Jats may make a name for themselves as makers and wielders of the sword, far more prefer the very same weapon on foot as on horseback ? the nachakh heavy axe. Without armor, it is courage and the virtues of the Kshatriya warrior-caste that these men rely upon. Despite their shortcomings in armor, they are a proud people and are willing to take as much to the frontline fight against better-armored foes as to sweep around the flank and descend like stalking panther upon those like wolves of the Hindu Kush.
{levy_in_axemen_descr_short}Unarmored Axemen, lacking in staying power but swift of foot and good of spirit. Best utilized as light aggressive infantry, or in support of heavier allies.

{punjab_sindh_spearmen}Jat Spearmen
{punjab_sindh_spearmen_descr}?A symbol of sacrifice, bravery, and industry?, thus spoke the God Shiva of the Hindu faith of the Jat peoples in the Sanskrit Hymns known as the Deva Samita. Believed by most to be descendants of the original Indo-Aryan invaders mixed with the later Sakae and Kushans, the Jats have been amongst the oldest of the natives to Sindh. While blood-brothers to the Rajputs, while their brethren hail entirely from the Kshatriya caste, the Jats contain a multitude of Shudra or Vaishya peasants, known for being both hard-working farmers and diligent warriors albeit without the proud origins of Jat or Rajput Kshatriya. Though their ancestrial origin may lie in the lands of the Oxus, the colorful story of the Jat people is one well woven into the sands of the Indus, having established themselves from the mouth of that mighty river to Purushapura in the northwest since ancient times. From this nurturing womb have they spread into Northern and Central India, the fall of their Kushan ancestors allowing countless Jat kingdoms to rise from their ashes. Though strongest in the realm between Multan and Makran, amongst the darkness engulfing the subcontinent after the Kushan empire fractured and the Gupta?s centuries later the Jat Kingdoms dotted the land as numerously as the stars above, reaching from the lower Sindh to Rajasthan and beyond. Yet theirs was not a legacy found only in the lands around the Indus, for as Persian and Arab clashed following the death of Muhammad, Jats were found in the ranks of the Sassanids, becoming amongst the first of the people of India to take to the new faith of Islam upon capture by the Arabs. The Near East over had respect for the industrious nature and sturdy constitution of these Jats, the conquering Rashidun Caliphate deporting many of Sindh to lands as far afield as Iraq and Antioch to populate lands diminished by the vicious Romano-Persian wars. While not a people wholly of the Kshatriya caste, neither the Kshatriya?s proud martial spirit nor the legendary vigor of the Jats are held only in the highest of caste. The humblest of tribesmen, peasant, and farmer are willing and even wanting to take up spear and shield to join in war as their nomadic ancestors did nearly a Millennia ago. They fight as light spearmen, experienced only in tribal feuding and the occasional service to warlords along the Indus. As a result their place is best in light attack or defense, ill suited to the duty of true warriors who may stand up to cavalry and infantry who are their peers. Despite their shortcomings, they are as Shiva spoke: Men of sacrifice, of bravery, and of industry. Better and more experienced warriors exist for the Maliks of Sindh, yet through battles won and lost they will continue to stand and fight, their bravery in their willingness to stand against far greater foes and to sacrifice themselves for the greater good.
{punjab_sindh_spearmen_descr_short}Rugged light spearmen, capable in light defense as well as offense.

{punjab_javelinmen}Gakhari Tribesmen
{punjab_javelinmen_descr}With a land so heavily invaded and settled as India, it's no surprise that the secret to a tribe's origin is well woven in a tapestry of a thousand different peoples over thousands of years. The Gakhars of the Punjab are one such design upon the woven canvas of India, and the strands that their image originates from are an uncertainty to all but the Gakhars themselves. They find their ancestry in the semi-mythological dynasty of the Kayanians, the rulers of Ancient Persia in the times of the Avesta and the Shahnameh. Prior to their arrival in the Punjab, it is believed that a son of a Kayanian ruler conquered a part of Tibet, and his descendants would rule and extend their dominion into the Kashmir region. With the arrival of Mahmud of Ghazni into Northern India, Gakhar Shah, a son of the ruler of this wayward Aryan Clan, would come into the services of Mahmud, and upon gaining possession of the Potohar Plateau, would remain there and give rise to the Gakhari tribe. Others dispute that the natives of the Punjab's Potohar Plateau gave rise to the Gakhar Clan. Whatever the case, the Punjabi traditions of aristocratic, agrarian warriors remain true for even the simplest of Gakhari tribesmen. Hearty from a industrious existence as farmers of the meager villages across the Punjab, these poorer Gakhari fight as fleet-footed skirmishers, wielding short stabbing spear along with their bamboo javelins. They are not without merits on the battlefield, but remain men of ill discipline, moral and abilities, useful as skirmishers and harassers, but little more. While one might argue the lack of armor in the Indian subcontinent is a help instead of a hindrance, their lack of protection and ill discipline forces them to behave as irregular skirmishers, eager enough for battle but lacking in commitment.
{punjab_javelinmen_descr_short}Unarmored Skirmishers, best utilized to harass enemy forces and to fall upon their distracted foe's flank and rear.

{punjab_javelin_cavalry}Awan Horsemen
{punjab_javelin_cavalry_descr}Despite being a tribe settled in the "Salt Range" hills of the Punjab, it would be hard to find a people less connected to the origins of the Ghazni Kingdom than the Awan. They claim their origins are not found in being converted Rajput Indians, nor Arabs having settled in the Punjab centuries ago, but rather as descendants of the sons of Qutb Shah, a ruler of Herat and General to Mahmud of Ghazni himself, as well as a Hashemite - a descendant to Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. It is said that Qutb Shah and six of his sons accompanied Mahmud to conquer parts of Afghanistan, the Punjabi and Sindh, and Northern India, and in recognition of their dedication and courage, Mahmud bestowed upon Qutb and his sons the honorary title of Awan, meaning helper. Their tribal history then holds that the six sons of Qutb settled amongst the land of the Punjab, marrying local women who converted to Islam and gave rise to a people of a strong martial tradition and bravery born from the blood of Qutb Shah. Such a martial spirit bleeds through the veins of all of the Awan, whether the origins of such a fiery passion stem from Kshatriya or Jihad, they remain a fighting presence in the Punjab. These horsemen fight in a manner unlike the Turko-Persian traditions of Qutb and his sons, nor that of the Arabs who settled the Punjab Centuries ago. Rather, it is from the Native Indian Horsemen than much of their inspiration lies. Armed with javelin and short spear, they are aggressive light skirmishers, poor in closed combat for lack of armor and moral, but steady enough as harassers from afar and upon unprotected flank. They might engage in melee if the foe is well wounded, or wish to dash upon their enemy?s flanks like prowling wolves of the Khyber pass.
{punjab_javelin_cavalry_descr_short}Unarmored Skirmisher Horsemen, best utilized to harass enemy forces with their javelins before light-attacks are made with short-spear.

{sindh_light_maceman}Sammat Macemen
{sindh_light_maceman_descr}Northern India. It has been the battlegrounds upon which countless invasions of foreign powers would come, and which nearly all would find themselves contributing to the richness of the land and its people. The blood of Persian, Saka, Kushan, Hun, and Arab would spill with that of those indigenous to Sindh and give rise to new peoples of the sub-continent, be they the original Indo-Aryan inhabitants of old, or the more recent Jat and Rajputs. How ironic fate can be, that those that once swept down from the Hindu-Kush with rape and plunder on their minds now serve as chivalrous defenders against the very same as their ancestors were. As numerous were the Iranian Hordes to sweep down upon the hills of Northern India, so too do their children remain numerous and divided into various Rajput Clans, the most notable being the Samma and the Sumra. It is the latter of which currently rules supreme in Sindh, calling upon the many other Rajput Tribes of Sindh known collectively as the Sammat. Though it is the longbow and Sword which may receive the greatest attention in the lore of India, the mace among others have remained a faithful tool in the hands of the Kshatriya. However, when the bulk of an Indian fighting man?s foes are lightly armored need falls little to a weapon capable of cracking armor, and so has the weapon seen its greatest use in the face of India?s greatest enemies from beyond the Indus. Armored in leather and quilted cloth, with small parrying buckler, these macemen of Sindh serve as swift, light armored soldiers strong at taking the fight to their better-armored enemies from the east. Thus, if not taking to the offensive their role is best placed behind more capably defensive soldiers or in support of them. Yet when all that mail, all that lamellar is done away with by the crack of vicious iron-head, then shall the fight truly become a contest of warrior spirit to warrior spirit.
{sindh_light_maceman_descr_short}Skilled Light Infantrymen armed with armor-cracking mace and buckler, vulnerable to a drawn out battle but strong in the attack.

{sindh_light_spearman}Sammat Spearmen
{sindh_light_spearman_descr}Northern India. It has been the battlegrounds upon which countless invasions of foreign powers would come, and which nearly all would find themselves contributing to the richness of the land and its people. The blood of Persian, Saka, Kushan, Hun, and Arab would spill with that of those indigenous to Sindh and give rise to new peoples of the sub-continent, be they the original Indo-Aryan inhabitants of old, or the more recent Jat and Rajputs. How ironic fate can be, that those that once swept down from the Hindu-Kush with rape and plunder on their minds now serve as chivalrous defenders against the very same as their ancestors were. As numerous were the Iranian Hordes to sweep down upon the hills of Northern India, so too do their children remain numerous and divided into various Rajput Clans, the most notable being the Samma and the Sumra. It is the latter of which currently rules supreme in Sindh, calling upon the many other Rajput Tribes of Sindh known collectively as the Sammat. The role of passive, defensive role of spearmen might seem an anti-thesis to the chivalric traditions of the Rajputs, yet much as the Ancient Greeks saw pride and courage in standing firm to the charge of one?s foes, so too do the Rajputs. With nominal wealth affording quilted cloth and leather armor and a wicker shield upon their arms, courage is more the weight that holds this line in place and not armor. Thus, one cannot expect them to rise beyond what is possible in their status as light-medium spearmen.
{sindh_light_spearman_descr_short}Disciplined Light-Medium Spearmen best used to add a reliable and solid mass to a screen of lighter, cheaper spearmen.

{sindh_light_cavalry}Sammat Horsemen
{sindh_light_cavalry_descr}Northern India. It has been the battlegrounds upon which countless invasions of foreign powers would come, and which nearly all would find themselves contributing to the richness of the land and its people. The blood of Persian, Saka, Kushan, Hun, and Arab would spill with that of those indigenous to Sindh and give rise to new peoples of the sub-continent, be they the original Indo-Aryan inhabitants of old, or the more recent Jat and Rajputs. How ironic fate can be, that those that once swept down from the Hindu-Kush with rape and plunder on their minds now serve as chivalrous defenders against the very same as their ancestors were. As numerous were the Iranian Hordes to sweep down upon the hills of Northern India, so too do their children remain numerous and divided into various Rajput Clans, the most notable being the Samma and the Sumra. It is the latter of which currently rules supreme in Sindh, calling upon the many other Rajput Tribes of Sindh known collectively as the Sammat. Horsemanship has always been a more practiced tradition of Northern India than within the interior. The climate and terrain combined with an incessant presence of horse-borne nomads (Of which the inhabitants of Northern India can claim much ancestry from) has made it a necessity of the kingdoms that rose and fell in the region, and with the Arab arrival into Sindh much of the chivalric Arab?s horsemanship was admired by the Chivalric Rajput. The act of a valiant charge with spears levied straight into the enemy was as irresistible as an honorable duel to them, and thus did light, spear-armed horsemen quickly become a favored method of warfare for the Rajputs and Jats of Sindh. Even so, the practice of couching a lance or even the greater access to mail which has let the Arabian Knight behave more like a nimbler Frankish Knight is unfamiliar or unaccessable to the middle class Rajputs of Sindh, who must rely upon their swift steeds to carry them quickly in and quickly out of battle, spears being wielded by the strength of their arms alone. This is not a group of cavalry which might turn the tide with a single charge, but one which may assist its brethren horsemen in a flank attack, or whittle away at a foe?s side with charge-retreat tactics.
{sindh_light_cavalry_descr_short}Light, all-purpose horsemen mild in the charge or melee and best used to harass, skirmish, or assist other horsemen.

{sindh_medium_infantry}Soomro Kshatriya Warriors
{sindh_medium_infantry_descr}Unlike many other converts to Islam in Northern India, while the Sumra, or Soomro, Dynasty does descend from both local Sindhi and Arab bloodlines it is far more with their native ancestors that these Rajputs look to. Even as the ruling Maliks are Ismaili Muslims, the traditions of their Hindi past linger strongly. And for a history so well woven in the fabric of India?s own, it is no surprise that this is the case. Amongst the Rajputs who remain Hindu, belief is held that each Kshatriya clan descends from one of three lineages: the Agnivanshi borne from the Hindu God of Fire Agni, the Suryavanshi borne from Surya the Hindu God of the Sun, and the Chandravanshi borne from Chandra, the Moon God. It is the blood of Agni that is thought to have flowed through the lineage of the Sumra, and even as many convert to Islam that fiery passion of the Agnivanshi Rajputs remains. Yet the Soomro are of India, and India has never let an invader come and take away without giving unto the land and its people. Much of their Arabian ancestor?s traditions are not unfamiliar to the Rajputs, with much being admired: The skill and pride in sword and horsemanship, the chivalrous nature of warfare, and the respect to swift speed even with the use of armor. The warriors of the Soomro cannot claim exclusively an Arabian or a Rajput loyalty to the way they fight ? their armor is a mixture of Arab mail, Indian scale, and Iranian lamellar, their swords inspired by the long-narrow blades of the ancient Umayyad invaders, and their helmets bought often from traveling Arab merchants. In battle they serve as prized medium infantry, throwing their heavy javelins before engaging foes however they see fit. Whether at a frontal attack, moving swiftly to strike an unprotected side, or serving to anchor the flanks of their own ranks, these honored Kshatriya will earn their respect of so proud a Martial ancestry as their own.
{sindh_medium_infantry_descr_short}Mobile medium infantry armed with straight sword and javelins, strong on offense and in support of defending spearmen.

{sindh_medium_cavalry}Soomro Kshatriya Horsemen
{sindh_medium_cavalry_descr}Unlike many other converts to Islam in Northern India, while the Sumra, or Soomro, Dynasty does descend from both local Sindhi and Arab bloodlines it is far more with their native ancestors that these Rajputs look to. Even as the ruling Maliks are Ismaili Muslims, the traditions of their Hindi past linger strongly. And for a history so well woven in the fabric of India?s own, it is no surprise that this is the case. Amongst the Rajputs who remain Hindu, belief is held that each Kshatriya clan descends from one of three lineages: the Agnivanshi borne from the Hindu God of Fire Agni, the Suryavanshi borne from Surya the Hindu God of the Sun, and the Chandravanshi borne from Chandra, the Moon God. It is the blood of Agni that is thought to have flowed through the lineage of the Sumra, and even as many convert to Islam that fiery passion of the Agnivanshi Rajputs remains. Yet the Soomro are of India, and India has never let an invader come and take away without giving unto the land and its people. Much of their Arabian ancestor?s traditions are not unfamiliar to the Rajputs, with much being admired: The skill and pride in sword and horsemanship, the chivalrous nature of warfare, and the respect to swift speed even with the use of armor. Although their steeds are so often the Arabian breed, with sword and helmet also originating from the lands that birthed Islam, the style of fighting that these Soomro Kshatriya take to is one more of Northern India than pious Arabia. Not with couched lance but with heavy javelin and nachakh cavalry axe are the mounted nobles of the Sumra armed, choosing to skirmish first before dedicating themselves to close-battle, rather than to strike-retreat-and-strike-again as the fast-hitting Arabian faris might. Too irresistible is it to these men of martial skill and good armor to pull away from their foe. Yet if they must, the balance of armor and speed and viciousness of their large axes affords them a particular brutality if they might sweep around and strike their enemy?s side or rear, though more than anything it is that chivalrous charge straight towards a foe weakened by javelin-shot that they enjoy.
{sindh_medium_cavalry_descr_short}Swift medium-heavy cavalry, able to skirmish with javelins before closing in with heavy axe.

{rajput_dismounted_noble_swordsmen}Dismounted Jagirdar Swordsmen
{rajput_dismounted_noble_swordsmen_descr}A region ever the gateway to and from the Indian subcontinent, the waters of the Indus have been a baptism to every power that would seek to conquer the lands and people of India. So too has it been a mark upon which native powers would measure themselves by in crossing to show that they have transcended being an empire of India to become a kingdom of Greater-Asia. Amongst such soils torn asunder by the passing of great armies, divided kingdoms have taken root when the land is not submerged in greater empires of Iranian, Hindu, Turk or Arab. Even since the first arrival of Muslim domination to Northern India, the Indus remains characterized more than anything by divided sovereignty, ruled tenuously by the Caliphates as petty kingdoms both Hindu and Muslim rose from the ashes. With the ascension of Iranian-borne dynasties, it remained a no-mans-land for the Muslims to cross in incursions. Yet it would be with Mahmud of Ghazni that once more would foreign Muslim powers seek to include India as its own, though the Ghaznavids would linger only as but another player of Punjabi politics in the years following his death. Just as Rajput should emerge from the chaos of Hunnic and Kushan invasion, so too should the Jagirdar be borne from seed of spilled blood and womb of warring chaos. Persian in origin for ?land assigned?, the Jagir is a small territory bestowed from a Muslim ruler to a military officer, in effect making him a subject-king of his fiefdom. Not only would power be granted to the Jagirdar, the holder of the Jagir fief, but so too would much of the income in order to maintain his family and troops. Typically upon death or departure of the Jagirdar, the lands would revert back to the King, but in certain cases the fiefdom would be hereditary. In an ironic twist of fate, it would take further dividing up an Indus ruler?s kingdom to avoid having his land be ripped apart into divided kingdoms. The three hundred some years of Arab rule has lingered on in Sindh, despite power recently having been seized by the indigenous Soomro. Though much of the ancestral Rajput culture remained despite their conversion to Islam, martial traditions were well received by the Rajputs and Jats of Sindh. Among them, the tradition of dismounting to fight, so alien to the descendants of Iranian and Hunnic invaders, was well received even by the aristocracy of Sindh, with many Jagirdar taking to the practice just as they took to Arabian-inspired horsemanship. On foot they fight as a unit of heavily armed and armored swordsmen, skilled with Indian-steel swords of a forward-curve. Consisting of the very best of the Jagirdar dismounted to fight, they are far too valuable to be used to receive the enemy, and in the chivalrous traditions of their Arabian and Rajput ancestors, are best leading the charge at the vanguard.
{rajput_dismounted_noble_swordsmen_descr_short}Valuable Heavy Swordsmen best used in critical parts of the battle-line or in sieges.

{rajput_noble_archer}Qiqaniyya Bowmen
{rajput_noble_archer_descr}Where in the West, native Eastern Christians supplemented Kypchaks and Turks in the ranks of Ghulams, the Hindus of India existed as an immense pool from which the invading powers could raise their slave-warriors from. From the earliest arrival of Islamic armies into the sub-continent native Indian converts were utilized as mawali, or client soldiers of a non-Arabic heritage. It would be from their ranks that the Soomro Dynasty would rise and continue the practice of drawing from the Hindus to fill the ranks of their slave warriors. No doubt the most prestigious of these ethnic units of Indian slave warriors would be the Qiqaniyya. Of small rank but great quality, their role is as a special regiment of marksmen, and as such have been armed and armored exceptionally. Though their ancestral traditions and disciplined training rests in archery, their arms include a small shield and armor piercing mace affording these slave-warriors the ability to do reasonably well in melee if the situation calls for it.
{rajput_noble_archer_descr_short}Medium hybrid archers, not afraid to get their hands dirty with mace and small shield.

{rajput_noble_cavalry}Jagirdar Lancers
{rajput_noble_cavalry_descr}A region ever the gateway to and from the Indian subcontinent, the waters of the Indus have been a baptism to every power that would seek to conquer the lands and people of India. So too has it been a mark upon which native powers would measure themselves by in crossing to show that they have transcended being an empire of India to become a kingdom of Greater-Asia. Amongst such soils torn asunder by the passing of great armies, divided kingdoms have taken root when the land is not submerged in greater empires of Iranian, Hindu, Turk or Arab. Even since the first arrival of Muslim domination to Northern India, the Indus remains characterized more than anything by divided sovereignty, ruled tenuously by the Caliphates as petty kingdoms both Hindu and Muslim rose from the ashes. With the ascension of Iranian-borne dynasties, it remained a no-mans-land for the Muslims to cross in incursions. Yet it would be with Mahmud of Ghazni that once more would foreign Muslim powers seek to include India as its own, though the Ghaznavids would linger only as but another player of Punjabi politics in the years following his death. Just as Rajput should emerge from the chaos of Hunnic and Kushan invasion, so too should the Jagirdar be borne from seed of spilled blood and womb of warring chaos. Persian in origin for ?land assigned?, the Jagir is a small territory bestowed from a Muslim ruler to a military officer, in effect making him a subject-king of his fiefdom. Not only would power be granted to the Jagirdar, the holder of the Jagir fief, but so too would much of the income in order to maintain his family and troops. Typically upon death or departure of the Jagirdar, the lands would revert back to the King, but in certain cases the fiefdom would be hereditary. In an ironic twist of fate, it would take further dividing up an Indus ruler?s kingdom to avoid having his land be ripped apart into divided kingdoms. The three hundred some years of Arab rule has lingered on in Sindh, despite power recently having been seized by the indigenous Soomro. Though much of the ancestral Rajput culture remained despite their conversion to Islam, the foreign Arab?s martial traditions were well received by the Rajputs and Jats of Sindh. In particular was the use of lance from horseback taken to heart, the chivalric nature of charging forth courageously with lances levied being perfect for the noble hearts of the Rajputs, far more than ?cowardly? engaging ones foe at a distance through horse-archery./n/nIn Arabian fashion, these Jagirdar lancers operate as medium-heavy horsemen, swiftly charging forth when opportunity presents itself and then either pulling back for another blow or remaining in close combat. In true chivalric fashion they forsake the use of shields, strapping them upon their back to strike with lance and forward-curved sword with both hands. It is a risk, true, but wounded pride for sons of proud Arab and stalwart Rajput is far worse than bloodied flesh.
{rajput_noble_cavalry_descr_short}Swift heavy-cavalry following the Arabian tradition of a fast and powerful charge, a quick retreat, and subsequent repetition.

{rajput_noble_cavalry_archer}Jagirdar Horse Archers
{rajput_noble_cavalry_archer_descr} A region ever the gateway to and from the Indian subcontinent, the waters of the Indus have been a baptism to every power that would seek to conquer the lands and people of India. So too has it been a mark upon which native powers would measure themselves by in crossing to show that they have transcended being an empire of India to become a kingdom of Greater-Asia. Amongst such soils torn asunder by the passing of great armies, divided kingdoms have taken root when the land is not submerged in greater empires of Iranian, Hindu, Turk or Arab. Even since the first arrival of Muslim domination to Northern India, the Indus remains characterized more than anything by divided sovereignty, ruled tenuously by the Caliphates as petty kingdoms both Hindu and Muslim rose from the ashes. With the ascension of Iranian-borne dynasties, it remained a no-mans-land for the Muslims to cross in incursions. Yet it would be with Mahmud of Ghazni that once more would foreign Muslim powers seek to include India as its own, though the Ghaznavids would linger only as but another player of Punjabi politics in the years following his death. Just as Rajput should emerge from the chaos of Hunnic and Kushan invasion, so too should the Jagirdar be borne from seed of spilled blood and womb of warring chaos. Persian in origin for ?land assigned?, the Jagir is a small territory bestowed from a Muslim ruler to a military officer, in effect making him a subject-king of his fiefdom. Not only would power be granted to the Jagirdar, the holder of the Jagir fief, but so too would much of the income in order to maintain his family and troops. Typically upon death or departure of the Jagirdar, the lands would revert back to the King, but in certain cases the fiefdom would be hereditary. In an ironic twist of fate, it would take further dividing up an Indus ruler?s kingdom to avoid having his land be ripped apart into divided kingdoms. Though it has largely been an Arab influence which was felt in the martial traditions of Sindh, the horse-archery of the Khorasani Dynasties of the 9th and 10th century, along with the rising power of the Turks, has given rise to an appreciation of the mounted bowman. Though in it?s early years amongst the Soomro, their ancestral traditions of horsemanship and foot archery have merged well, producing a horsemen well versed in mounted archery upon swift steed. Having taken well to the role, these Jagirdar operate as medium horse archers, relying upon speed to see themselves clear of heavier foes, before turning upon their weakened enemy with vicious mace and parrying shield.
{rajput_noble_cavalry_archer_descr_short}Medium Horse Archers armed with Composite Bow and Mace, capable in melee once their foe has been softened up.

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{jerusalem_teutonic_knights}Тевтонские рыцари
{jerusalem_teutonic_knights_descr} Тевтонские рыцари ? немецкие воины ордена крестоносцев, борющиеся с еретиками и язычниками. Безжалостные и неумолимые ? они ничем не уступают воинам других воинственных орденов, однако не такие дисциплинированные. Они носят белые сюрко, украшенные черным крестом, а под ним облачены в тяжелую кольчугу или пластинчатые доспехи, вооружены копьями и булавами, и потому любят жаркую схватку.
{jerusalem_teutonic_knights_descr_short}Безжалостные германцы рыцарского ордена, хорошо защищенные и вооруженные копьями и булавами, эти рыцари любят жаркую схватку.

{jerusalem_Cross}Великий крест
{jerusalem_Cross_descr}Великий крест установлен на повозке, и является символом несокрушимости армии, напоминая о долге перед Господом Богом. Эту святыню охраняет элитный отряд пехотинцев, которые лучше погибнут, чем позволят оказаться ей в руках врагов. Такой символ веры может быть только у армий крестоносцев.
{jerusalem_Cross_descr_short}Великий крест, покрытый золотом, вдохновляющий войска на битву и напоминающий о долге перед Господом Богом.

{jerusalem_turkopoles}Туркополы
{jerusalem_turkopoles_descr}Туркополы являются наемниками, нанятыми христианскими силами на Святой земле в качестве легкой конницы. Набранные из обращенных в христианство турок и восточных православных, они вооружены луком и мечом, и умеют формировать ?кантабрийский круг?, который обеспечивает непрерывный обстрел противника.
{jerusalem_turkopoles_descr_short}Туркополы являются наемниками, нанятыми христианскими силами на Святой земле в качестве легкой конницы, вооружены луком и мечом.

{levy_me_light_spearmen}Сарацинская милиция
{levy_me_light_spearmen_descr}Сарацинская милиция ? более состоятельные горожане из рекрутированных в отряды милиции, чтобы охранять порядок. Лучше обученные и снаряженные чем прочие отряды милиции, эти воины вооружены копьем и защищены кольчугой. Они городские солдаты, способные позаботится о себе в любой битве, полезные для поддержки других отрядов, и борьбы с вражеской конницей.
{levy_me_light_spearmen_descr_short}Сарацинская милиция ? более состоятельные горожане из рекрутированных в отряды милиции, чтобы охранять порядок.

{levy_me_spearmen}Копьеносцы ахдатхи
{levy_me_spearmen_descr}Какими бы преданными и религиозными последователями Мухаммеда не были бы арабские мужчины, все же они хотели жить мирно и заниматься хозяйской деятельностью. Ушедшие из дома для охраны ближайшего города, они сомневаются, что когда-либо снова увидят свои семьи. Владея какой-то землей в Плодородном Полумесяце, они могли позволить себе недорогие доспехи. Они выносливые мужчины, привыкшие к пустыням и высокой температуре, которые стеной копий остановят вражескую конницу.
{levy_me_spearmen_descr_short}Отряды ополченцев, вынужденно набранные для военных нужд, которые могут позволить себе недорогие доспехи. Хороши против конницы.

{levy_me_light_archers}Охотники мутатаввия
{levy_me_light_archers_descr}Некоторые из этих воинов даже не видели лук своими глазами до вступления в армию. Если им везло, они успевали ознакомиться с этим оружием. Но если султан или король не имел на это времени, их посылали в бой без должного обучения. Им ничего не оставалось кроме как учиться или бесславно погибать. Аллах должен быть к ним особенно милосердным, если их заманят в ловушку легкая конница.
{levy_me_light_archers_descr_short}Не имеющие каких-либо доспехов, и которым очень повезет, если их обучат основам стрельбы из лука, эти воины мало чем полезны на поле упорной битвы.

{levy_me_archers}Лучники ахдатхи
{levy_me_archers_descr}В отличие от легких лучников, эти воины имеют кое-какой опыт в стрельбе из лука и вполне сносно обучены военной тактике. Они ? свободные землевладельцы и верные последователи Аллаха и его пророка, регулярно посещающие мечеть. Довольных их верностью, правящий властитель позволял им покупать хорошие доспехи и возможность выхода из состава армии за хорошую службу. Способны хорошенько потрепать и даже рассеять приближающуюся пехоту.
{levy_me_archers_descr_short}Толковые и верные свободные землевладельцы. Приобрели доспехи и имеют опыт в стрельбе из лука. Хороши в обстреле наступающей пехоты противника.

{levy_me_axemen}Топорщики газаваты
{levy_me_axemen_descr}Гази являются дикими религиозными воинами, стремящимися попасть в рай через смерть в бою. Вооруженные большим топором и пламенным фанатизмом, эти войска бездумно бросаются в самую гущу сражения, не заботясь о приказах военачальника. На поле боя они идут к цели кратчайшим путем.
{levy_me_axemen_descr_short}Неимущие религиозные фанатики, вооруженные топорами и жаждущие убивать всех неверных на своем пути.

{levy_md_light_spearmen}Христианские копейщики-милиционеры
{levy_md_light_spearmen_descr}Набранные из самых бедных слоев населения, которые не могут даже толком себя прокормить, не говоря уже о приобретении оружия, этим солдатам нечем похвастаться. Быть в составе армии для них большое счастье, поскольку там их накормят и вооружат. Полезны бывают только в больших количествах для того чтобы уменьшить количество вражеской конницы или поддержки на тяжелых участках сражения, но не более.
{levy_md_light_spearmen_descr_short}Слабые солдаты, вооруженные копьями, щитами и самыми простыми доспехами.

{levy_md_spearmen}Милиция Королевства
{levy_md_spearmen_descr}Их набирают из тех мужчин, которые смогут не только гордо маршировать во главе армии, но и что-то показать в бою. Эти воины ? более тяжелые копейщики, нехватка которых ощущается достаточно сильно и потому на них полностью полагаться рискованно. Вооруженные соответствующим оружием, они специализируются на уничтожении вражеской конницы.
{levy_md_spearmen_descr_short}Более тяжелые, чем легкие копейщики, но все еще ополченцы. Вооружены копьями, чтобы остановить вражеских всадников.

{levy_md_light_archers}Арбалетчики христиане
{levy_md_light_archers_descr}Набранные из христианских городов Леванта, эти арбалетчики имеют некоторый навык обращения с этим оружием. Стреляя из арбалета в детстве, думали ли они, что в будущем им придется использовать свое умение для убийства других людей? Они непременно пустятся наутек когда увидят приближающие шеренги вражеской армии. Лучше всего использовать их для защиты городских стен.
{levy_md_light_archers_descr_short}Стрелки с плохими арбалетами, однако хотя бы умеют ими пользоваться. Обладают крайне низкой моралью и выдержкой.

{levy_md_archers}Средиземноморские лучники-ополченцы
{levy_md_archers_descr}Эти ополченцы незнатного происхождения смогли повысить свой статус до профессиональных солдат благодаря умению хорошо стрелять из лука. Эти лучники носят железный шлем европейского стиля и улучшенный надежный лук. В бою они стараются уничтожить противника прицельными залпами прежде, чем тот приблизится на расстояние рукопашного боя. Их хорошо использовать для защиты недавно завоеванных районов, и надеяться, что Господь Бог не отдаст их на растерзание вражеской коннице.
{levy_md_archers_descr_short}Лучники с надежными луками, ужас для пехоты врага и добыча для его конницы.

{levy_md_axemen}Итальянские наемники
{levy_md_axemen_descr}Этих ополченцев набирают из мелких торговцев и простых городских жителей, способных приобрести хорошие доспехи. Как для ополченцев, они хорошие воины. Они вооружены венецианским молотом, ставшего популярным из-за активной торговли по всему Средиземноморью. Отважные и умелые, эти солдаты лучше всего проявляют себя в бою с пехотой противника.
{levy_md_axemen_descr_short}Способные приобрести хорошие доспехи и использующие венецианские молоты, они весьма хорошие пехотинцы.

{levy_md_crossbowmen}Итальянские наемники-арбалетчики
{levy_md_crossbowmen_descr}Начиная с первого Крестового похода, целый новый мир открылся для торговли таким итальянским городам-государствам как Генуя и Венеция. Эти воины итальянские эмигранты, принесшие с собой умение пользоваться арбалетом. Набранные из мелких торговцев и людей, способных купить это новое оружие, этих ополченцев можно причислить к элитным войскам. Они должны были быть крепкими и сильными воинами, чтобы нести тяжелый европейский арбалет и доспехи. Приближающаяся пехота врага ощутит на себе всю мощь смертоносных железных болтов, а затем, если ей повезет подойти вплотную, и сталь мечей этих воинов.
{levy_md_crossbowmen_descr_short}Благодаря активной торговле, итальянский арбалет распространился по всему Средиземноморью. Вражеская пехота потеряет много воинов из-за легко пробивающих доспехи железных болтов.

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{georgian_light_spearmen}Легкие копейщики шубосани молашкра
{georgian_light_spearmen_descr}Эти люди простые грузины, свободные люди, и являются гражданскими гвардейцами, готовыми защищать родину от внешних агрессоров. Они одеты очень просто, в одежду из кожи и ткани, а в сражении используют копье, кинжал и круглые или овальные щиты.
{georgian_light_spearmen_descr_short}Они одеты очень просто, в одежду из кожи и ткани, а в сражении используют копье, кинжал и круглые или овальные щиты.

{georgian_medium_spearmen}Картлийские копейщики
{georgian_medium_spearmen_descr}В IV веке до нашей эры легендарный король Парнэвэз из Мтсхети по прозвищу Иберийский использовал картлийских мужчин как тяжелых копейщиков. Известные как ?эри?, что значит просто ?люди?, они пошли на войну, чтобы защитить Картли от парфинян. Эта традиция сохранилась впоследствии после парфян, при римлянах, хазарах, гуннах, персах, сельджуках, хоарезмийцах, монголах и даже после восьми вторжений армий Тимура Хромого! В течение столетий иностранных нападений основная сила грузинской армии состояла из картлийских копейщиков. Составленная из крестьян и мелких дворян, они любят землю, которую обрабатывают, и они готовы защищать ее до последней капли крови! Сильные, храбрые, опытные в тактике и осадной войне, эти хорошо вооруженные пехотинцы опрокинут врага стеной копий и закроют собою уязвимые отряды Грузии от удара.
Многие завоеватели видели Грузию, многие оставались здесь навсегда? навсегда гнить в грузинской земле благодаря именно картлийским копейщикам!
{georgian_medium_spearmen_descr_short}Картлийские копейщики одеты в кольчуги и справляются с хаосом сражения копьями и щитами.

{georgian_heavy_spearmen}Копейщики метсиховне
{georgian_heavy_spearmen_descr}?Метсиховне? ? дословный перевод, поскольку ?охрана крепости? - использовалась в Грузии для того, чтобы усилить охрану городов и крепостей, захваченных грузинским царем. Эти копейщики были снаряжены за счет государства кольчугой, копьем и щитом. На ?метсиховне? можно положиться как на пограничную пехоту.
{georgian_heavy_spearmen_descr_short}?Метсиховне? являются копейщиками, снаряженными за счет государства кольчугами, и справляются с хаосом сражения копьями и щитами.

{georgian_light_archer}Охотники сваны
{georgian_light_archer_descr}Свимра ? означает ?стража? - это воины-сваны, эндоним этнической группы Мушван в Грузии. Они живух в труднодоступных горных районах западной Грузии, что делает их дикими воинами, которые не ведают страха. Хотя христианство давно укоренилось среди этих горцев, древние языческие культы все еще очень влиятельны среди кланов сванов. Они ? опытные охотники и следопыты, и с самых древних времен пополняли ряды армий Колхиды, Лазика-Эгризи, и объединяли Грузию. Их имени насколько боятся, что в Грузии говорят: ?Если вы идете войной на сванов, то надейтесь на милость Бога, поскольку помимо Него, вам уже никто не поможет?.
{georgian_light_archer_descr_short}Сваны являются опытные охотниками и следопытами, используя составные луки и отравленные стрелы.

{georgian_heavy_archer}Лучники метсиховне
{georgian_heavy_archer_descr}?Метсиховне? ? дословный перевод, поскольку ?охрана крепости? - использовалась в Грузии для того, чтобы усилить охрану городов и крепостей, захваченных грузинским царем. Эти лучники были снаряжены за счет государства кольчугой и мощным луком. На этих ?метсиховне? можно положиться как на умелых лучников.
{georgian_heavy_archer_descr_short}?Метсиховне? являются лучниками, снаряженными за счет государства кольчугами, и справляются с хаосом сражения с помощью лука, маленького щита и кинжала.

{georgian_heavy_lancers}Всадники монаспа
{georgian_heavy_lancers_descr}Это элитные войска грузинской армии Средневековья, которые появились после реформ Давида IV Строителя (правил в 1089-1125 годах). Монаспа постепенно стали самой дисциплинированной и эффективной тяжелой конницей Грузии. Под их мощным ударом вражеские воины впадают в панику и бесславно гибнут, зная, что столкнутся с гурзинскими монаспа все равно что встретится с неминуемой погибелью.
{georgian_heavy_lancers_descr_short}Всадники монаспа умело используют копье и меч, что делает их опасным противником для любого врага.

{georgian_dismounted_heavy_lancers}Спешенные всадники монаспа
{georgian_dismounted_heavy_lancers_descr}Это элитные войска грузинской армии Средневековья, которые появились после реформ Давида IV Строителя (правил в 1089-1125 годах). Монаспа постепенно стали самой дисциплинированной и эффективной тяжелой конницей Грузии. Спешенные, они формируют несокрушимую стену щитов, мечей, сея смерть среди врагов Грузии.
{georgian_dismounted_heavy_lancers_descr_short}Спешенные монаспа являются непревзойденными мастерами боя на мечах, что делает их опасным противником для любого врага.

{georgian_heavy_horse_archers}Конные лучники монаспа
{georgian_heavy_horse_archers_descr}Это элитные войска грузинской армии Средневековья, которые появились после реформ Давида IV Строителя (правил в 1089-1125 годах). Монаспа постепенно стали самой дисциплинированной и эффективной тяжелой конницей Грузии. Под ливнем их стрел враги Грузии гибнут еще издалека.
{georgian_heavy_horse_archers_descr_short}Конные лучники монаспа являются очень опытными и умелыми стрелками, что делает их опасным противником для любого врага.

{georgian_dismounted_heavy_horse_archers}Спешенные лучники монаспа
{georgian_dismounted_heavy_horse_archers_descr}Это элитные войска грузинской армии Средневековья, которые появились после реформ Давида IV Строителя (правил в 1089-1125 годах). Монаспа постепенно стали самой дисциплинированными и эффективными тяжелыми лучниками Грузии. Под ливнем их стрел враги Грузии гибнут еще издалека.
{georgian_dismounted_heavy_horse_archers_descr_short}Спешенные лучники монаспа являются очень опытными и умелыми стрелками, что делает их опасным противником для любого врага.

{georgian_medium_lancers}Всадники азнаури
{georgian_medium_lancers_descr}Набранные из свободных людей, всадники азнаури ? хорошо обученная конница. Вооруженные копьями и мечами, одетые в кольчуги и кожаные доспехи, они ? сильный отряд конницы общего назначения.
{georgian_medium_lancers_descr_short}Вооруженные копьями и мечами, одетые в кольчуги и кожаные доспехи, они ? сильный отряд конницы общего назначения.

{georgian_dismounted_medium_lancers}Мечники эристави
{georgian_dismounted_medium_lancers_descr}Эристави являются знаменитыми феодалами Грузии. Каждый управляет ?саэриставо? - административным округом в грузинском царстве, назначенные царем. Когда царь объявлял войну, эристави должны были собрать свои военные отряды, чтобы присоединится к армии их суверена в качестве тяжелой конницы, заключенной в крепкие доспехи и вооруженной копьями и мечами. Спешенные всадники эристави ? опытные ветераны многих войн и готовы защитить господина от врагов своей страны? хотя, впрочем, иногда они могут повернуть и против своего царя ради удовлетворения собственных амбиций.
{georgian_dismounted_medium_lancers_descr_short}Мечники эристави носят тяжелые доспехи и являются опытными ветеранами многих войн.

{georgian_medium_swordsmen}Мечники тадзереули
{georgian_medium_swordsmen_descr}Тадзереули, что дословно переводится с грузинского как ?храмовники?, являются слугами святой Апостольской Церкви Грузии. Грузинское духовенство было одним из самых богатых слоев населения Грузии в XII-XV веках, и управляло большим количеством мелких дворян, азнаури, вольных людей и зависимых крестьян. Церковь ?Азнаури? полагалась на этих тадзереули, как защитников христианской православной веры и слуг царя и родины. Постепенно, в очень развитом феодальном обществе Грузии, тадзереули превратились в элитных мечников грузинской армии. Как воины чести, они всегда готовы отдать свои жизни ради веры, родины, и их царя. Они хорошо обученные и снаряженные солдаты, испытанные во многих битвах, сильные духом, и просто проклятие для врагов Грузии и православия, но остаются добродетельными для простых людей и уважаемы всеми. Однако, врагам достанется лишь пристальный недобрый взгляд.
{georgian_medium_swordsmen_descr_short}Хорошо обученные и снаряженные солдаты, испытанные во многих битвах, сильные духом, и просто проклятие для врагов Грузии и православия, но остаются добродетельными для простых людей и уважаемы всеми.

{georgian_medium_swordsmen_cavalry}Всадники эристави
{georgian_medium_swordsmen_cavalry_descr}Эристави являются знаменитыми феодалами Грузии. Каждый управляет ?саэриставо? - административным округом в грузинском царстве, назначенные царем. Когда царь объявлял войну, эристави должны были собрать свои военные отряды, чтобы присоединится к армии их суверена в качестве тяжелой конницы, заключенной в крепкие доспехи и вооруженной копьями и мечами. Конные воины эристави ? опытные ветераны многих войн и готовы защитить господина от врагов своей страны? хотя, впрочем, иногда они могут повернуть и против своего царя ради удовлетворения собственных амбиций.
{georgian_medium_swordsmen_cavalry_descr_short}Всадники эристави носят тяжелые доспехи и являются опытными ветеранами многих войн.

{georgian_aznaur}Нобили азнаури
{georgian_aznaur_descr}Набранные из высших сословий ? дворяне азнаури ? сливки конных войск. Вооруженные прямыми мечами и одетые в самую лучшие кольчуги и ламеллярные доспехи, которые только можно купить. Они ? самая сильная пехота, которую может выставить грузинский полководец.
{georgian_aznaur_descr_short}Вооруженные прямыми мечами и одетые в самую лучшие кольчуги и ламеллярные доспехи, которые только можно купить. Они ? самая сильная пехота, которую может выставить грузинский полководец.

{georgian_mandaturi}Тяжелые мечники хевсуры
{georgian_mandaturi_descr}Хевсурети ? одна из самых красивых высокогорной областей восточной Грузии ? в течении многих столетий была домом для уникальных культур и народностей: хевсурам, пшавсам, тушсам и другим горным грузинским племенам. Эти культуры долгое время формировали свое воинское искусство, среди них и хевсуры, что дало возможность научиться особой горной тактике оборонной войны. Гордые и ярые, хевсуры свободны и независимы от феодалов, и потому часто служили телохранителями грузинских царей. Они одеты в крепкие кольчуги, а потому абсолютно не испытывают страха перед врагом. Жестокие и непривычные в глазах других грузин, но вызывающие неминуемый страх у всех врагов Грузии.
{georgian_mandaturi_descr_short}Хевсуры являются мечниками, одетыми в крепкие кольчуги, а потому абсолютно не испытывают страха перед врагом. Жестокие и непривычные в глазах других грузин, но вызывающие неминуемый страх у всех врагов Грузии.

{georgian_light_horse_archers}Грузинские конные лучники
{georgian_light_horse_archers_descr}Сталкивающаяся с все новыми ордами восточных конных лучников, Грузия была вынуждена принять новую тактику войны, чтобы выжить. Вооружая легкую конницу луками, Грузия сумела успешно противостоять сельджукам и кипчакским ордам.
{georgian_light_horse_archers_descr_short}Легкие конные лучники, уроженцы регионов Грузии.

Больше пока ничего брать не буду, а то завалили рефератамы по самое не хочу, наверное, до конця декабря буду разгребать. Когда освобожусь - напишу...

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{makuria_levy_spearmen}Кочевники Беджа
{makuria_levy_spearmen_descr} Беджа (бедауйе, бедавир) ? кочевой народ хорошо известный ещё древним египтянам, древним грекам, римлянам, арабам и туркам. Веками они пасли своих лошадей и верблюдов в землях между Нилом и побережьем Красного моря.
Многочисленные, но чересчур бедные, люди Беджа всегда готовы воевать, или грабить, поскольку не имеют другого способа разбогатеть и поднять свой социальный статус.
Управляемые, стойкие и энергичные, эти лёгкие копейщики являются не плохими отрядами поддержки, но только когда дела идут хорошо. Находясь же в меньшинстве и понеся значительные потери, кочевники Беджа быстро впадают в панику и бегут.
{makuria_levy_spearmen_descr_short} Плохо дисциплинированные и слабо защищённые лёгкие копейщики. Лучше всего их использовать для нападения или в качестве поддержки тяжелой пехоты.

{custommakuria_levy_spearmen} Кочевники Беджа
{custommakuria_levy_spearmen_descr} Беджа (бедауйе, бедавир) ? кочевой народ хорошо известный ещё древним египтянам, древним грекам, римлянам, арабам и туркам. Веками они пасли своих лошадей и верблюдов в землях между Нилом и побережьем Красного моря.
Многочисленные, но чересчур бедные, люди Беджа всегда готовы воевать, или грабить, поскольку не имеют другого способа разбогатеть и поднять свой социальный статус.
Управляемые, стойкие и энергичные, эти лёгкие копейщики являются не плохими отрядами поддержки, но только когда дела идут хорошо. Находясь же в меньшинстве и понеся значительные потери, кочевники Беджа быстро впадают в панику и бегут.
{custommakuria_levy_spearmen_descr_short} Плохо дисциплинированные и слабо защищённые лёгкие копейщики. Лучше всего их использовать для нападения или в качестве поддержки тяжелой пехоты.

{makuria_levy_javelinmen}Застрельщики Афар
{makuria_levy_javelinmen_descr} В отличие от Макуров или Беджа, народ Афар не так давно известен в землях Нубии. Их предки поселились в Эфиопском нагорье около 1000 года НЭ. Начав разводить скот, они постепенно перешли к кочевому образу жизни, и, в результате, были вовлечены во множество конфликтов с соседними племенами и народами.
В то время как представители знати Афар могут позволить себе неплохое вооружение, экипировка простых кочевников состоит только из набедренной повязки и простейшего оружия, которое годится лишь для охоты и сражений с такими же плохо вооружёнными простыми соседями-кочевниками.
{makuria_levy_javelinmen_descr_short}Простые кочевники, экипировка которых состоит только из набедренной повязки и простейшего оружия. Они достаточно храбры, но не могут противостоять хорошо защищённому и вооруженному противнику.

{custommakuria_levy_javelinmen} Застрельщики Афар
{custommakuria_levy_javelinmen_descr} В отличие от Макуров или Беджа, народ Афар не так давно известен в землях Нубии. Их предки поселились в Эфиопском нагорье около 1000 года НЭ. Начав разводить скот, они постепенно перешли к кочевому образу жизни, и, в результате, были вовлечены во множество конфликтов с соседними племенами и народами.
В то время как представители знати Афар могут позволить себе неплохое вооружение, экипировка простых кочевников состоит только из набедренной повязки и простейшего оружия, которое годится лишь для охоты и сражений с такими же плохо вооружёнными простыми соседями-кочевниками.
{custommakuria_levy_javelinmen_descr_short} Простые кочевники, экипировка которых состоит только из набедренной повязки и простейшего оружия. Они достаточно храбры, но не могут противостоять хорошо защищённому и вооруженному противнику.

{makuria_levy_longbowmen}Суданские лучники
{makuria_levy_longbowmen_descr}Как композитный лук для воина-кочевника, так для нубийца длинный лук веками являлся традиционным оружием. Столетиями, если не тысячелетиями, предки жителей Макурии совершенствовали искусство стрельбы из длинного лука. Но наибольшую известность это оружие получило в 652 году НЭ, когда, впервые за 100 лет Исламской Экспансии, арабы, разбившие сассанидов, византийцев, вестготов, индусов, турков, и другие народы, были остановлены в Нубии.
Использующие тактику ?ударил-и-беги? и тактику нападения из засад, нубийские стрелки произвели своим мастерством настолько серьёзное впечатление на арабов, что те наградили их прозвищем - "Rumat al-hadaq ", или "сокрушители зрачков". Арабский историк Ахмед ал-Балазури в своей ?Книге завоевания стран? упоминал: ?Ведь я видел, как один из них (нубийцев) говорил мусульманину: ?Куда, ты хочешь, чтобы я поразил тебя стрелой??. И часто насмехался какой-нибудь удалец из нас, говоря: ?В такое-то место?. А тот не промахивался. Они выпускали много стрел, а почти не видно было их стрел, воткнувшихся в землю. Однажды вышли они к нам и выстроились против нас, а мы хотели напасть на них разом с мечами, но не смогли мы отбросить их. Они стреляли в нас, так что пропадали наши глаза, и насчитывалось 150 выбитых глаз?
Эти, вооруженные, так же как и их предки, длинным луком, жители Судана, не имеют ни щита, ни доспехов, разве что у некоторых есть шлемы. Поэтому в прямой перестрелке с противником многие из них могут пострадать от вражеских стрел, а в случае рукопашной такой отряд, скорее всего, будет полностью уничтожен. Наилучшей тактикой для таких бойцов будет нападение из засады, либо быстрый обстрел вражеских войск и немедленный отход под прикрытие своей пехоты.
{makuria_levy_longbowmen_descr_short}Лёгкие лучники. Отличные стрелки, но в рукопашной практически бесполезны.

{makuria_tribal_warriors} Отряд Суданских бойцов
{makuria_tribal_warriors_descr} Бедуины, Беджа, Эфиопы ... ? племенной состав Судана очень широк. Являясь кочевыми и полукочевыми, все эти племена вынуждены были постоянно сражаться с соседями за лучшие пастбища, доступ к источникам и т.п. Фактически, народы, населяющие Нубию и соседние территории, веками находились в состоянии постоянной вялотекущей войны друг с другом, и это вынуждало всех членов племени уметь сражаться.
Легко экипированные и не слишком дисциплинированные, но храбрые и дерзкие, бойцы Суданских племен вооружены метательными копьями и наводящими страх мечами ?шотел?. Двойной изгиб обоюдоострого клинка такого меча позволяет наносить и режущие и рубящие удары, а серповидный конец предназначается для поражения противника за его щитом.
{makuria_tribal_warriors_descr_short} Слабо дисциплинированная и агрессивная легкая пехота, хороши и в качестве застрельщиков, и в рукопашной.

{makuria_tribal_macemen} Бойцы с Дембусом (двуручная булава)
{makuria_tribal_macemen_descr}Одним из наиболее экзотических видов оружия в Восточной Африке является двуручная булава, известная как ?Лутат?. 3-футовая рукоять, и тяжёлое металлическое навершие ? это сверхмощное оружие способно одним ударом проломить броню тяжелого рыцаря, или переломать кости его боевому коню. Суданские солдаты на службе у Фатимидов с успехом применяли ?Лутат? против коней Крестоносцев. В Макурии это оружие называли ?Дембус? и применяли со столь же смертоносным эффектом как против кавалерии, так и против пехоты.
Бойцы с Дембусом ? это штурмовики, способные произвести настоящее опустошение в рядах противника, однако отсутствие доспехов и щитов делает их очень уязвимыми в столкновении с вражескими стрелками.
{makuria_tribal_macemen_descr_short}Агрессивная штурмовая пехота вооружённая тяжелой двуручной булавой ?Дембус?. Одинаково смертоносная и для пехоты, и для всадников, но не имеющая защиты против стрелков.

Ничего, что я кусками кидаю?
Просто вдруг у меня чего поломается и я пропаду на долго, а так хоть что-то будет.

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2 polecat
Все правильно, хорошая работа, камрад! Мне куски вставить недолго.

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