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Sogdian warriors

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Sogdian warriors
Active530 BC - 486 BC
Allegiance Achaemenid Empire
TypeInfantry and cavalry
EngagementsGreco–Persian Wars, and other wars.

The Sogdian warriors were cavalry in Achaemenid army. The Sogdiana provided contingents of soldiers to the Achaemenid kings.[1] And would later also be used by the Sasanian Empire as a infantry and cavalry unit.

Achaemenid empire at its greatest extent

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References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".