DBA Armies

IV/46 ILKHANID 1251 AD - 1355 AD

This list covers armies of the Mongol Il-khanid state from the appointment of Hiileg as viceroy of Iran with orders to destroy the assassins of Alamut and bring the Khalif of Baghdad to heel. In 1295 its rulers converted to Islam (the religion of most of their subjects), but were not fanatical about it. From 1335, it split into several rival successor states with the Jalayirids predominant. The list ends with the assassination of the last Ilkhanid pretender. The llkhanid army destroyed the Abbasid Khalifate, crushed the Turks and was held back from Egypt only by epic battles with the Mamluks. Its base throughout was the grasslands of Azerbaijan. Heavy cavalry became more important after failures against the Mamluks and are depicted with spiked helmet and aventail, long lamellar corslet (often covered by a heavily embroidered surcoat), lance, bow, sword and small round shield. Despite this, the army was mainly unarmoured horse archers, mostly Mongolized Kipchaks. References: Armies and Enemies of the Crusades 1. Heath, Mongols and Mamluks R. Amitai-Preiss.

IV/46 — Ilkhanid Army 1251 AD - 1355 AD

List: 1 x General (Cv), 1 x guard cavalry (Cv), 9 x Mongol horse archers (LH), 1 x Turkoman horse archers (LH) or Kurdish javelinmen (3Ax) or stone-throwers (Art) or horse archers (LH) or Frankish knights (3Kn)
Terrain: Steppe
Aggression: 3
Enemies:
Allies: III/71c or II/74b or IV/2 or IV/6 or IV/47 or IV/42
⚠ Unresolved allies: IV/6