Studies on Mounted Warfare in Asia

[Andreas Johansson]

Series of articles on Middle Eastern cavalry in the Middle Ages by Eduard Alofs, emphasizing continuity, which I found via Sean Manning's blog, and might interest people who don't habitually read that:

Continuity and Change in Middle Eastern Warfare, c. CE 550-1350 — What Happened to the Horse Archer?
The Iranian Tradition — The Armoured Horse Archer in the Middle East, c. CE 550–1350
The Iranian Tradition — Cavalry Equipment, Infantry, and Servants, c. CE 550–1350
The Turanian Tradition — The Horse Archers of Inner Asia, c. CE 550–1350

I've only read the first one yet; it argues that early Muslim cavalry - at least up to the early Abbasid period - were armoured horse archers much like their Sassanid and Roman/Byzantine predecessors. Would do a number on various army lists if accepted.

[Jim Webster]

Series of articles on Middle Eastern cavalry in the Middle Ages by Eduard Alofs, emphasizing continuity, which I found via Sean Manning's blog, and might interest people who don't habitually read that:

Continuity and Change in Middle Eastern Warfare, c. CE 550-1350 — What Happened to the Horse Archer?
The Iranian Tradition — The Armoured Horse Archer in the Middle East, c. CE 550–1350
The Iranian Tradition — Cavalry Equipment, Infantry, and Servants, c. CE 550–1350
The Turanian Tradition — The Horse Archers of Inner Asia, c. CE 550–1350

I've only read the first one yet; it argues that early Muslim cavalry - at least up to the early Abbasid period - were armoured horse archers much like their Sassanid and Roman/Byzantine predecessors. Would do a number on various army lists if accepted.

alas I don't have a jstor account :-(

[Erpingham]

alas I don't have a jstor account :-(

AFAIK, Jstor is still operating its 100 free titles a month to read online.  No downloading though.

[nikgaukroger]

alas I don't have a jstor account :-(

AFAIK, Jstor is still operating its 100 free titles a month to read online.  No downloading though.

It is.