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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Sultans Guard heavy cavalry Crusaders and many other foes seek the ultimate glory of slaying an Ayyubid general. These fierce bodyguards will make sure this doesn’t happen easily.
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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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Dhiqan Lancers heavy cavalry Medium cavalry armed with lance and sword.
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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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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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Tawashi Cavalry heavy cavalry Heavily armoured and powerful horse archers.
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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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Junior Ghulam Cavalry light cavalry Fast light cavalry who should be more than just a nuisance to opposing forces.
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Askari Nobles heavy cavalry 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.
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Syrian Noblemen light cavalry Disciplined and well trained cavalrymen from the lands of Syria.
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Ajnad Horsemen light cavalry 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.
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Arabian Shiekhs light cavalry Drawn from the ranks of older, more experienced elders of the tribes of Arabia, they wield javelin and sword as skilled raiding horsemen.
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Bedouin Camel Riders light cavalry Stoic, indominitable light camelry wielding bow and sword.
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Kurdish Peshmerga heavy cavalry Motivated, well armored medium shock cavalry best served in fighting other horsemen.
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Askari Cavalry light cavalry Literally meaning soldier, they are gathered from throughout the empire to do the Sultan’s bidding. Clad in heavy mail, armed with a lance.
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Ajnad Horsemen light cavalry Light cavalry useful to chase horse and foot archers.
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Jagirdar Horse Archers missile cavalry Medium Horse Archers armed with Composite Bow and Mace, capable in melee once their foe has been softened up.
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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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Bado Camel Archers missile cavalry 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.
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