Sassinids/Sughdian Warrior

**JackDionne** · November 02, 2008, 08:23 AM

I am currently researching the “Sughdian Warrior”. It is a unit of heavy infantry armed with maces in the Barbarian Expansion pack belonging to the Sassinid Empire.

It’s easy finding stuff on the Sassinid Empire but not the Sughdian Warriors.

The only thing that comes close to a reference from Wikipedia, “The Daylam and Sogdiana provinces of the empire in particular were famous for providing high-quality foot soldiers.”

Any help would be appreciated.

**Brammius** · November 02, 2008, 09:06 AM

And since when do the Sassanids or sughdian warriors have something to do with a game that deals with 18th century. I'm sure there are more appropiate parts of this site you can post this and probably a mod will come down and move it there. Sorry if I sound a bit harsh but you should really look around more before posting something.

**JackDionne** · November 02, 2008, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by Brammius

And since when do the Sassanids or sughdian warriors have something to do with a game that deals with 18th century. I'm sure there are more appropiate parts of this site you can post this and probably a mod will come down and move it there. Sorry if I sound a bit harsh but you should really look around more before posting something.

Being new to the forum this is the only sub forum I can find. If there is another sub forum on Historical research please stear me in that direction.

**Brammius** · November 03, 2008, 10:00 AM

I guess you would get some answers here http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7 or just in the Rome total war forums.

**The Crooked Philosopher** · September 28, 2012, 01:24 AM

I found some information about the so-called Sughdian Warriors in http://dc.library.okstate.edu/utils/getfile/collection/theses/id/3315/filename/3316.pdf in page 16, Chapter II Heraclius’ strategy and the composition of Byzantine and Sassanid armies.

Hope you guys like it.

**naddum** · December 31, 2012, 06:32 AM

Originally Posted by The Crooked Philosopher

I found some information about the so-called Sughdian Warriors in http://dc.library.okstate.edu/utils/getfile/collection/theses/id/3315/filename/3316.pdf in page 16, Chapter II Heraclius’ strategy and the composition of Byzantine and Sassanid armies.

Hope you guys like it.

A lot of the information in Chapter II seems to be quite dated and much of it is probably not quite correct. I traced down a few of the references and the article which was cited about Sogdian infantry doesn't actually mention them at all. So I would not say that chapter is particularly well written.

There are two excellent sources for information on Sogdiana in the 6th - 8th Centuries:

Sogdian Painting: The Pictorial Epic in Oriental Art, by G Azarpay (1981)
Металлические изделия раннесредневекового Согда., by VI Raspopova (1980).

**druzhina345** · February 10, 2013, 01:01 AM

Sogdian murals from Panjikent

Battle Scene
Sogdian Armoured Cavalry
Sogdians on foot and mounted
Sogdian Ritual Banquent Scene
Sogdians discussing
Sogdian holding a flower

MIRROR SITE:
Sogdian murals from Panjakent

Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

**druzhina345** · February 11, 2013, 06:05 PM

Pur-i Vahman Plate. Silver Dish with a Soghdian Horsearcher Hunting, Post Sasanian or Khorosanian, c.8th Century

A Sogdian Horse Archer in Armies of the Dark Ages 600-1066 by Ian Heath, based on the Pur-i Vahman Plate.

MIRROR SITE:
Pur-i Vahman Plate. Silver Dish with a Soghdian Horsearcher Hunting, Post Sasanian or Khorosanian, c.8th Century
A Sogdian Horse Archer in Armies of the Dark Ages 600-1066 by Ian Heath, based on the Pur-i Vahman Plate.

A Sogdian split tapestry (kilim) coat with animal motifs, Central Asia, 9th/10th Century
Sogdian Coat - detail of Gazelle
Sogdian Coat - detail of Birds
Sogdian Coat - detail of pair of Gazelles
Sogdian Coat - detail of pair of Birds

MIRROR SITE:
A Sogdian split tapestry (kilim) coat with animal motifs, Central Asia, 9th/10th Century

Druzhina
9th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers
druzhina345
Illustrations of Soldiers

**druzhina345** · May 03, 2013, 12:28 AM

A Sogdian Mortuary Couch, Bas Relief, Northern Qi dynasty, A.D. 550-577.
At least nine stone slabs were once part of an elaborate stone couch (shichuang), a rare type of burial furniture used for the repose of the deceased, carved with an unusual combination of Buddhist and secular themes.