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This document discusses non-Arab regiments and private militias during the Umayyad period. It begins by outlining obstacles to the inclusion of non-Arabs in the early Arab-Muslim military institution. It then examines how growing military needs, civil wars, and rebellions led to the mobilization of private militias from diverse sources. Specifically, it analyzes the Asawira, a Persian cavalry group that was among the first non-Arabs to join Arab forces in the 7th century, and how they served as a model for

Author

Shivatva Beniwal

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