The last glory of the Persian Empire, in the face of the Arab invaders, cast the last pride with blood and tears
The Persian Empire was once the kings of Eurasia and Africa, and their names are immortalized by history. In the eyes of the Romans, the banner of the Persian Empire was their most feared name. Although Rome by this time had been renamed the Byzantine Kingdom, the Persian Empire was replaced by the name of the Sassanid Empire.
But in the realm of civilization, they still represent the glory of Rome and Persia. In order to oppose the Sassanid Empire, Byzantium did not hesitate to allow the Huns and Germans to conquer the west in their hinterland, and also to block the Persian iron horses outside the gates of Constantinople. However, at this time, the Persian Empire, from the perspective of God, was already a building that was about to fall.
The three great empires of the 7th century AD
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > perilous Persia</h1>
At this time, Persia was no longer the empire of the past, and the Sassanid Empire had taken the title of empire, but it could not stop the decline of the empire. The situation of the Sassanid Empire was very unoptimistic, the empire on the one hand was in constant conflict with the Byzantine Empire, and the rise of the Arabs on the flank made them another force to be reckoned with by the Persians. But the proud Persians at this time did not realize the strength of the Arab Empire, and in their view Byzantium was the real enemy. Only God knew that in the seventh century A.D., the Arab Empire was the true giant of Eurasia.
Sassanid Cavalry
The Persian Empire was in an awkward position, and they were in the corner of the four wargrounds. If the empire did not expand outward in time, the territory of the Persian Empire would become a transit point for other countries, which is why the king of the Sassanid Empire, Kuth Lao II, always had to expand outward. Only outwards could they get a living space, and the Sassanids at this time identified Byzantium as their opponent. They continued to wage war with Byzantines, and for a time invaded Egypt and Jerusalem by means of chaotic sneak attacks, but the "victorious king" was soon overwhelmed by victory.
Shahbarez led the Persian generals into Rome
The persian legion's majestic march into his suspicions led him to personally send away the Persian general Shahbarez, a man who had single-handedly single-handedly singled out the entire Roman Empire, and chose to become a Byzantine general rather than a servant of Kuthman II. His defection left the Byzantine Empire without its only enemy, and no one among the Persians was a rival to the Roman Emperor Heraclius. The Battle of Nineveh brought the Persian Empire back to its original form, and they lost their last living force in the war. Khuth ii returned from defeat, but ushered in the great civil strife of the Sassanid Empire. The head of the "victorious king" was cut off, and the new king's ascension to the throne could not save the Persian Empire.
Heraclius defeats the frescoes of Kuth the Elder II
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Arab cavalry— the nightmare of the Sassanid Empire</h1>
In the ensuing time, there was a serious internal friction problem within the Persian Empire, and the Sassanid Empire was constantly changing candidates frequently. Internal wars made them happy to fight, but the struggle gave the Arab Empire an opportunity. At first, the Arabs targeted Byzantium, and they hoped to take Egypt, Greece, and other places in the hands of the Byzantines, but the opponents were far more powerful than they could imagine. They decided to abandon the European continent's offensive plans and instead attack the Persian Empire, the former hegemon of Asia.
Arab cavalry
In 633, Khalid led the Arab cavalry to suddenly appear on the map of the Persian Empire. At this time, the Sassanid Empire did not pay attention to it, but instead they saw that the opponent was just a group of small who could only loot. It was not until the Persian Empire saw the large number of Arabs in mesopotamia of the empire that they realized that their opponents were not robbers who had come to shoot and fire a cannon, but real invaders who wanted to plunder territory.
Ruins of Mesopotamia
The first battle between the two sides focused on Mesopotamia, for the simple reason that it was the political and economic center of The State of Sassanid. If the Arabs succeeded in taking this place, they would be able to obtain effective supplies and then use it as a base to invade the hinterland of the Persian Empire. Khalid's Arab cavalry emphasized guerrilla tactics, fully maneuvering to deplete the slow-moving Persian army.
Arabia is a mythical force in the world of cavalry
At this time, Khalid was invincible, and within a year he had taken mesopotamia. Including Greece, the capital of the Persian Empire's loyal vassal state of Raham, it was also easily taken by it with cavalry tactics. Khalid was hailed as an invincible general in the Arab world, and the Empire, seeing his great military might, decided to send him to Syria against the Byzantine Empire. This transfer can be said to be the turning point of the Battle of River Bridge. Khalid, who commanded the most powerful commanders, was one of the few Arab generals who could command the battlefield with a big picture view. His departure created the Arab Empire to lose its advantage in the big picture. This great war of aggression initially belonged to the Arab Empire, but then they met Bachmann, their only fierce enemy in the Persian legion.
Infantry of the Sassanid Empire
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the defeated general Bachmann</h1>
Although the supreme general of the Persian Empire, Shahbarez, had defected, there were still many soldiers in the empire who had strength within the army. Bachmann was one of the most prominent, and he will eventually be remembered by the Iranians, because he was the only general to win the victory against the invasion of the Arab Empire, and of course he became the last general to lead the Sassanid Empire to victory.
Dinner in the Sassanid Empire
Bachmann's early years are no longer known, and his writing into the history of the Persian Empire is also due to his later performance against the Arabs. At the beginning of the war, however, even Bachmann was powerless to resist the intrusion of the Arab Empire. Together with Adasar, he was tasked with countering Khalid, but they were powerless against the Arab cavalry. Although luckily escaped from the Valaha counterattack, Kate Safin gasped and did not believe that the Empire could quickly counterattack his opponents at this time.
Flag of the Persian Empire
Faced with the order of the counterattack issued by the young King Ishia III, Bachmann chose to refuse. Instead, he sent his own deputy, Jaban, to lead a small force into battle, and in his opinion, at this time, he was in a tough confrontation with the Arab Empire, which would only waste the lives of a few armies, and the king's orders were nothing more than the baseless blind command of those foolish advisers. Unlucky, Jaban came to Ulay deep in the desert and was powerless against the Arabs who were good at desert combat. In the end, the Persian Empire lost to Khalid for the fourth time at the Battle of Ulay, and after this victory Khalid was transferred to Syria, and the troops were temporarily handed over to Ali Musane as his successor.
Ruins of Sheila
Regarding Sheila's loss, the young Isiah III realized it was time to take the threat from the Arabs seriously. He sent more troops to the border, which allowed the Persian Empire to briefly recover some of its lost territory. But Ali Musane was also constantly in a hurry to the Medea, claiming that he would need to retreat to the desert without replenishment. The new caliph, Amar, soon sent new troops to the rescue, and in Omar's view, the Persian Empire was the most worthy bone to gnaw on than the distant Byzantium.
Persian cavalry training
Although Bachmann lost a small force at this time, he received a strong reinforcement. This was the force from Uzgan, this one sent by Rosman Shalokhzad, to the order of the supreme commander brought by Bachmann: "If he loses again to the Arab Empire, his head will be cut off to atone for his sins." "Bachmann knows that he has no way to retreat,
Rosman Sharochzadeh
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Bachmann flipping against the wind</h1>
At the end of 634, the Arab forces were stationed along the Euphrates River on the northern side of Sheila, and Bachmann was also stationed here with the last Persian main force. The two families gathered here, and a big war was about to break out.
Bachmann decides to start the war with a game of psychological warfare, inviting Ubad to decide who will cross the river first. At this time, Ubad had just taken over as commander-in-chief, but the generals of the army were very tired. The troops who had been wandering in the Persian Empire had lost their fighting spirit in the continuous retreat, and the troops he had rushed from the wheat field to help were also very tired. He decided to take the lead in this battle, personally charging across the Euphrates River, and the invincible Arabian cavalry force fiercely attacked the positions of the Persian Empire.
Persian heavy cavalry
Bachmann was already very familiar with Arab tactics, and he was able to sit down with Ubad and have a good talk because he had already laid out a net of heaven and earth waiting for the Arabs. The shield spear group set up a column, and the newly arrived war elephants and ironclad cavalry randomly charged back from all directions. Even the tallest Arab warhorse had never seen a Persian war elephant such a giant "tank" of the cold weapon era. The invincible desert cavalry eventually turned into the sword ghosts of the Sassanid War Elephants. The most ridiculous thing is that Ubad, who has just taken the lead in the charge, tasted the bitter fruit of being a hero, and he was soon crushed to death by an elephant along with the cavalry.
Persian Empire Colossus
The Arab cavalry witnessed the death of the commander and a sudden mutiny within the army, and even though Ubad's brother and son tried to take over the war as high-ranking generals, no one stopped the mutiny because the scene was so chaotic. The last four thousand Arab soldiers died tragically in the Euphrates, and countless others became the target of massacres by angry Persian soldiers.
The Persian Empire collapsed and the people were displaced
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > concluding remarks: the final victory led to the final tragedy</h1>
The victory at euphrates restored the Persian Empire to a brief period of peace. But this victory did not contain the decadence of the Sassanid Empire, and soon the Caliph Omar himself defeated the main force of the Persian Empire. In just five years, the Persian Empire came to an end. The story of the ironclad cavalry and war elephants became the last glory of the Persian Empire. For the next two hundred years, the Arabs became the dominant force in Iran. Since then, iran has been unable to build a super-large empire, and they have completely withdrawn from the ranks of Asian powers.