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437: 314: 150: 377:"barbarians who live...in the middle of Persia, but have never become subject to the king of the Persians. For their abode is on sheer mountainsides which are altogether inaccessible, and so they have continued to be autonomous from ancient times down to the present day; but they always march with the Persians as mercenaries when they go against their enemies. And they are all foot-soldiers, each man carrying a sword and shield and three javelins in his hand (De Bello Persico 8.14.3-9)." 509: 139: 666: 326: 452:
The Daylamites managed to resist the Arab invasion of their own mountainous homeland for several centuries under their own local rulers. Warfare in the region was endemic, with raids and counter-raids by both sides. Under the Arabs, the old Iranian fortress-city of
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sounds uncommon, but when in the 9th and 10th centuries Daylamite chieftains appear in the spotlight in massive numbers, their names are undoubtedly pagan Iranian, not of the south-western "Persian" type, but of the north-western type: thus
492:, who began the gradual conversion of the Daylamites to Shia Islam. Nevertheless, a strong Iranian identity remained ingrained in the peoples of the region, along with an anti-Arab mentality. Local rulers such as the 1100:
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differentiates between Persian and Daylami and comments that in the highlands of Daylam there was a tribe that spoke a language different from that of Daylam and Gilan, perhaps a surviving non-Iranian language.
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began evangelizing the Daylamites and converting them to Christianity. He and his associates made only a little headway before encountering competition from Islam. During the reign of
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Many habits and customs of the Daylamites have been recorded in historical records. Their men were strikingly tough and capable of lasting terrible privations. They were armed with
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s, who were Daylamite themselves, supplemented their army of Daylamite infantrymen with Turkic cavalrymen. Daylamites were among the people comprising the
572:(r. 908–929). For many decades, "it remained customary for the Caliph's personal guards to include the Daylamites as well as the ubiquitous Turks". The 657:, and bishoprics are reported in the remote area as late as the 790s, while it is possible that some remnants survived there until the 14th century. 423:, the 4000-strong Daylamite contingent of the Sasanian guard, along with other Iranian units, defected to the Arab side, converting to Islam. 1451: 1380: 1305: 1284: 1221: 1162: 986: 904: 857: 741:. A major disadvantage of the Daylamites was the low amount of cavalry that they had, which compelled them to work with Turkic mercenaries. 630: 1475: 528: 767:
Estakhri describes the Daylamites as a bold but inconsiderate people, being thin in appearance and having fluffy hair. They practised
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fled to the largely pagan Daylamites, with a few Zoroastrians and Christians, to escape persecution. Among these refugees were some
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The Daylamites exaggeratedly mourned over their dead, and even over themselves in failure. In 963, the Buyid ruler of
732: 365:(r. 531-579), and his Daylamite troops would later play a significant role in the conversion of Yemen to the nascent 535:
From the 9th century onwards, Daylamite foot-soldiers began to comprise an important element of the armies in Iran.
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and the army, thus they began recruiting Daylamites, who at the period were not as strong in numbers as the Turks,
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belonged to the kingdom of Gushnasp, who was a Parthian vassal but later submitted to the first Sasanian emperor
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The Daylamites first appear in historical records in the late 2nd century BC, where they are mentioned by
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emerged and managed to gain control over much of modern-day Iran, which it held until the coming of the
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and in the subsequent Muslim empires. Daylam and Gilan were the only regions to successfully resist the
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continued in its Sasanian-era role as a bulwark against Daylamite raids. According to the historian
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In the mid 9th century, the Abbasid Caliphate increased its need for mercenary soldiers in the
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Islamic sources record their characteristic painted shields and two-pronged short spears (in
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penetrated the region and occupied parts of it, but their control was never very effective.
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with their shields against the attackers. Some Daylamites would use javelins with burning
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The equipment of the Dailamites of the Sasanian army included swords, shield, battle-axe (
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The Other Languages of Europe: Demographic, Sociolinguistic, and Educational Perspectives
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and Christian sources indicate that the Daylamites originally arrived from eastern
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Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume VII/4: Deylam, John of–Divorce IV. In modern Persia
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The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs
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The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs
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Sāsānid Soldiers in Early Muslim Society: The Origins of ʿAyyārān and Futuwwa
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Some Muslim sources maintain that following the Sasanian defeat in the
224: 115: 789:, the Daylamite women took part in agriculture like men. According to 1375:. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 578–586. 1279:. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 342–347. 1157:. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 499–503. 560: 500:, made a point of celebrating old Iranian and Zoroastrian festivals. 454: 354: 333:
The descendants of Gushnasp were still ruling until in ca. 520, when
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Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume II/5: Armenia and Iran IV–Art in Iran I
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Farrokh, Kaveh; Karamian, Gholamreza; Maksymiuk, Katarzyna (2018).
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to fight the newly established Sasanian Empire. According to the
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as part of his guard. They also distinguished themselves at the
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A depiction of a Daylamite cavalryman from an Iranian textbook.
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A Synopsis of Sasanian Military Organization and Combat Units
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were considered the worst enemies of the Arab Muslims. The
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The Daylamites were most likely adherents of some form of
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and using their spears and battle-axes from behind.
1393:Nomadism in Iran: From Antiquity to the Modern Era 1319: 192:, where Iranian ethnolinguistic groups, including 1199:The Buwayhid Dynasty of Baghdad, 334/946-447/1055 531:, Département des Manuscrits, Division Orientale. 357:, the Daylamite military commander who conquered 1048: 1046: 1044: 653:had spread among them due to the activities of 82:The Daylamites were warlike people skilled in 1216:. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Da Capo Press. 940: 8: 86:. They were employed as soldiers during the 1267:Madelung, Wilferd; Felix, Wolfgang (1995). 972: 970: 1339:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 392:Daylamites also took part in the siege of 279:(r. 208–224) summoned all the troops from 75:, now comprising the southeastern half of 1009: 1007: 412:and in the battles against the forces of 317:Map showing Daylam (far right) under the 297:, during this period, Daylam, Gilan, and 164:The Daylamites lived in the highlands of 1412:Al-Tabari, Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir 1147:"ARMY ii. Islamic, to the Mongol period" 1077: 396:in 552. They supported the rebellion of 27:Medieval Iranian people of northern Iran 838: 337:(r. 488–531) appointed his eldest son, 1236:"The Minor Dynasties of Northern Iran" 1097:; Margoliouth, David S., eds. (1921). 587:also employed them as elite infantry. 406:an elite detachment of 4000 Daylamites 369:. The 6th-century Byzantine historian 156:located to the southeast of Daylam in 1425:"ARABIA ii. The Sasanians and Arabia" 1414:(1985–2007). Ehsan Yar-Shater (ed.). 961: 67:—the mountainous regions of northern 7: 1433:Encyclopædia Iranica, Online Edition 207:similar to that of the neighbouring 606: 595: 98:. In the 10th century some adopted 53: 1435:. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. 872:Dadagi, Farnbagh. Bahar, Mehrdad. 669:Artistic rendering of a Daylamite 25: 952:Farrokh (2007), pp. 201, 224, 231 711:Customs, equipment and appearance 353:, a Daylamite title also used by 1446:. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz. 633:, while a minority of them were 529:Bibliothèque Nationale de France 846:Fishbein, Michael, ed. (1990). 265:). In the Middle Persian prose 345:in Byzantine sources) against 268:Kar-Namag i Ardashir i Pabagan 249:, who erroneously calls them " 145:on the western edge of Daylam. 71:on the southwest coast of the 1: 373:described the Daylamites as; 205:Northwestern Iranian language 122:. In the 930s, the Daylamite 1178:. Leiden and Boston: Brill. 241:Seleucid and Parthian period 1038:Farrokh (2007), pp. 274-275 361:in 570 during the reign of 259:) instead of "Daylamites" ( 102:, then in the 11th century 1497: 1476:Historical Iranian peoples 1250:Cambridge University Press 1128:Cambridge University Press 1104:. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1027:, East and West Publishing 261: 255: 1423:Potts, Daniel T. (2012). 1390:Potts, Daniel T. (2014). 1172:Donohue, John J. (2003). 1023:David Wilmshurst (2011), 941:Madelung & Felix 1995 410:Yemeni campaign of Wahriz 130:in the mid-11th century. 92:Muslim conquest of Persia 1416:The History of Al-Ṭabarī 1294:Price, Massoume (2005). 1145:Bosworth, C. E. (1986). 899:. Multilingual Matters. 733:Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani 694:"chaser of wild asses", 404:, but he later employed 271:, the last ruler of the 180:. However, the earliest 1440:Zakeri, Mohsen (1995). 1347:. Leiden: E. J. 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Index

Daylamite
Middle Persian
Persian
Iranian people
Daylam
Iran
Caspian Sea
Gilan Province
close combat
Sasanian Empire
Muslim conquest of Persia
Zaidi Islam
Isma'ilism
Fatimid Isma'ilism
Nizari Isma'ilism
Safavids
Twelver
Shia Islam
Buyid dynasty
Seljuk Turks

Rainforest

Alamut Castle
Alamut
Daylam
Alborz
Tabaristan
Gilan
Zoroastrian

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