Daylamiyan

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His garden is the desert place,
The battlefield his tournament.

- Ferdowsi, Shahnameh

In game[edit | edit source]

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Daylamiyan — Vital statistics
Daylamiyan

Ranged heavy mercenary infantry, costly but effective against cavalry units.

Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Movement
speed
Upgrades to
  • High Mediaeval Era [2];
  • Level 2: Mercenaries Military
9.5s
(140t)
115 10 12 2.1s
(32t)
26
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Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty
Base Ramp Pop
Wealth.jpg: 130
Wealth.jpg: 3
1 Outpost.jpg 2 0-6
  • Defensive penalty versus ranged units
  • Attack penalty versus buildings.

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Overall strategy[edit | edit source]

Hailing from the southern shores of the Caspian, the Dailamiyan (Persian, "those of Dailam") have supplied Shahs and Sultans with the finest infantry east of the Tigris for all time. These men are fearless warriors staunch of heart and great in tribal pride, and so they are a form of ranged heavy infantry capable of taking down even the mightiest of knights.

Their only problem is that since they eschew armour, they are somewhat weak and easily bullied by massed infantry, especially archers, and that with a very high pricetag, they can only be found in the courts of the richest sultans and khans — but with mercenaries, what you pay is what you get.

For Turkey, Daylamiyan eventually cease to be recruitable once Kapýkulu Marksmen are available.

Unit summary[edit | edit source]

  • Bravest Warriors — Given their ranged attack, Dailamiyan are useful either to hold a line, or to skirmish enemy cavalry.
  • Naked — Dailamiyan lack heavy armour and are easily defeated by massed infantry, especially archers.

See also[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Because of the rugged terrain of their home in the highlands of the Elburz range and the apparent poverty thereof, the people of Dailam grew to become a  rugged and fierce people who managed to repulse many invaders of their lands. First taking up arms with the Sassanians as mercenaries, Dailam warriors eventually worked for Muslim pay as well, serving throughout the Islamic world as far afield as Spain and Central Asia. The courage and fierce warrior spirit of the Dailamid tribesmen is attested by the fact that they even possibly managed to continue practising Zoroastrian beliefs well into the 11th century, as the Muslim authorities could not effectively ensconce their rule in the Dailamid highlands. The Buyids of Iran, emergent from 945 to 1035CE were descended from Dailamid nobility.