The Parthian Art of War | Mobilization, Units, and Manpower

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  @Historia.Militum · 7 months ago (edited) · pinned

  Any fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones will have a clear advantage at grasping the main concepts of the social hierarchy of the Parthian Empire, because they are surprisingly similar: <br> <br>- A king elected from a single Royal ruling family <br>- 7 Great Houses with small private armies loyal only to them <br>- A vast number of lesser nobility (minor houses and knights) serving each Great House <br>- And of course, neverending internal backstabbing and political maneuvering<br><br>Let me know if I left anything out :)

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  @BrenttFease · 7 months ago

  Sounds to me like the Parthian system is pretty close to what the vast majority of Europe would eventually adopt in their feudal systems. At least in theory.

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• MI

  @midshipman8654 · 7 months ago (edited)

  seems very feudal in nature!<br>interesting how heavy cavalry based societies had similar structures.

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• MI

  @midshipman8654 · 7 months ago

  I appreciate you highlighting both the advantages and disadvantages of a system. Often I feel like underrepresented topics tend to be overhyped by the people talking about them and they forget to take a measured and well rounded approach to make it feel real and fair and not just idealized.

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• LA

  @Lastking-d4z · 7 months ago (edited)

  Dude, congratulations with both collaborations. No rhymes were intended. you might’ve had misfortune’s with the previous channel due to YouTube. But Great blessings await you in the near future. Keep up the great work, dude, we’re all rooting for you.

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• GO

  @gosh3762 · 2 months ago (edited)

  I am Armenian and respect to my persian brothers and sisters .We had a same dinastic kingdoms Arshakids (Pahlavi) &nbsp;Love you our great brothers

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• EL

  @El-Silver · 7 months ago

  Please Please do one for the sassanid army as well

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• AH

  @ahhdodbegyd · 7 months ago

  بعنوان یک ایرانی از شما متشکرم بینظیر بود.

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• TU

  @tudosiealexandru6831 · 7 months ago

  So happy to see more Persian history content. I&apos;d love to see some videos from other eras of Persia, like the the Achaemenid or the Safavid eras.

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• SO

  @Sovrike · 7 months ago

  1 minutes ago is crassus at carrhae

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• FR

  @freedomtosayno7880 · 7 months ago (edited)

  Parthia was a feudal confederation. &nbsp;Historians have mislabeled this dynasty. &nbsp; A reflective, contented mind is the best possession. - Zarathustra

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  @chessmastertactics6929 · 7 months ago

  Congratulations for collaborating with HistoryMarche and for this amazing video! I just watched the battle of Carrhae video on HM, it was really well done! This one about the Parthians on your channel is equally fascinating, &nbsp;well-narrated and documented, not to mention its maps and graphics design! I sincerely wish you the best. Keep up the good work and I have no doubt you will reach greatness again!

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