Dismounted Askaris light infantry Literally meaning soldier, they are gathered from throughout the empire to fight. They dismount to make use of their amour and scimitars as heavy infantry.
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Thaqlah Infantry heavy infantry Fierce axemen armoured in mail and brigandine, able to lead a devastating charge.
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Dismounted Tawashi heavy infantry Armoured in lamellar and armed with maces these troops are ideal for storming the walls of an enemy settlement.
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Mamluk Tabardariyah heavy infantry Skilled and deadly, these frightening axemen can cut a bloody swathe through almost any formation.
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Ahdath Spearmen spearmen infantry Levies forced off their property to fight, but allowed to buy armor for themselves. Good against cavalry.
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Saracen Militia spearmen infantry Saracen Militia are richer townsfolk who have been levied into militia to guard their settlements.
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Jund Spearmen spearmen infantry Lightly armed spearmen who are useful against cavalry
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Mutatawwi'a Warriors spearmen infantry Well armored and highly motivated religious volunteers of military experience, participating in the age old tradition of the Jihad in defense of the Dar al-Islam.
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Maghrebi Marines missile infantry Hardy soldiers armed with a powerful crossbow.
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Mamluk Heavy Archers missile infantry Mamluks are slave warriors imported and given rigorous training. A disciplined and able force, able to quickly dissolve an enemy in showers of arrows and peril.
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Qara-Ghulam Bowmen missile infantry Light archers armed with a composite bow.
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Ghulam Horse Archers missile cavalry Well trained Horse Archers with strong armour and weaponry, they will rain death down from above.
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Junior Ghulam Horse Archers missile cavalry Raw Horse Archers, it make take a few battles for them to develop the necesssary skills to perform brilliantly.
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Junior Ghulam Cavalry light cavalry Fast light cavalry who should be more than just a nuisance to opposing forces.
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Ghulam Cavalry heavy cavalry Strong cavalry whose penertrating charges will wreak havoc on the enemy front line.
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Toassin Mamluks heavy cavalry Extremely heavy and well armored, these elite troops are among the best horse archers in the world.
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Royal Mamluk Cavalry heavy cavalry The heaviest Ayyubid cavalry able to charge down nearly all kinds of foot soldiers.
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Tawashi Cavalry heavy cavalry Heavily armoured and powerful horse archers.
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Kurdish Lancers heavy cavalry Kurds, a culturally unique people usually looked down upon, flourish in the great Ayyubid Sultanate. Among the heaviest cavalry in the Ayyubid arsenal.
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Khurasani Nobles heavy cavalry Medium Lancers, well served in a classic role of Near Eastern heavy cavalry.
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