THE PERSIAN EMPIRE

PRESENTED BY FATIMA HABBEB,

MANAHIL KHAN,
SUMMYYA IRSHAD,
HANIYA ALI,
MUHAMMAD FAHAD,
MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH,
VANIA FATIMA,
ZABAD AHMED.
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THE PERSIAN ARMY:
The empire possessed a "national army" of roughly 120.000-
150.000 troops, plus several tens of thousands of troops from
their allies.

IMMORTALS: An elite heavy infantry unit of 10,000 soldiers in

the army of the Achaemenid Empire. The unit served in a dual
capacity through its role as imperial guard alongside its
contribution to the ranks of the Persian Empire's standing army.

ACHAMENID NAVY: The Persians were the first nation to use

triremes in enormous scale. In fact, the first to commission a
large trireme was Cambyses. It had 120 triremes from Thrace,
100 ships from Ionia, 60 ships from Aeolia
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ANALYSIS:
THE SPARABARA: From childhood learned basic combat, archery,
horse riding, and swimming. Main role was to create wall of shields and
spears to protect the archers.

THE THANVABARA: Archer unit, Skilled and more power in bow and
arrow. Role was long range attack behind the wall of shield, More
opportunities of loot and promotion. Deadlier than every other archer in
the world.
THE ASABARI: They were taken from landowners that could afford to
maintain horses, horse riding most important aspect. For extra protection
they would wear bronze element, javelins, short spears or hexes as
weapons. Other role serving in scout duties, in mopping operations
THE TAKABARA: Iranian tribe, they carried crescent- shaped shield,
and axes. Proficient in open battles.
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EMPIRE MILITARY
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Achaemenid Empire legacy
The Achaemenid Empire left a lasting impression on the heritage
and cultural identity of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and
influenced the development and structure of future empires.

It is the worlds first universal empire, spanning territories on

three continents.

The historical mark of the empire went far beyond its territorial
and military influences and included cultural, social,
technological and religious influences as well.
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The cities of Baghdad and Samarra, close to the historical site of Babylon,
derived much of their support from Persian aristocracy and heavily
incorporated the Persian language and architecture into Islamic culture.
Many Athenians adopted Achaemenid customs in their daily lives.
The empire also set the tone for the politics, heritage and history of Iran (also
known as Persia).
Historian Arnold Toynbee regarded Abbasid society as a "reincarnation" of
Achaemenid society, as the synthesis of Persian, Turkic and Islamic modes of
governance and knowledge allowed for the spread of Persianate culture over
a wide swath of Eurasia through the Turkic-
origin Seljuq, Ottoman, and Mughal empires.

The most lasting legacy was the “method of governing” of the empire. The
kindness towards conquered people revealed wise and tolerant view of the
empire.