The Pāygān-sālār were commanders of the infantry units ('' paygan'') within the

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armies. The Paygan-salar were very respected and trustworthy men, they would be guarded by the elite Dailamites. The Paygān-Sālārs may have also acted as warden of prisons.

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* *Sassanian Elite Cavalry AD 224-642 *History Magazine *Historiae * Peter Wilcox, ''Rome's Enemies 3: Parthians and Sassanid Persians'' (

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2001). . * David Nicolle, ''Sassanian Armies: the Iranian empire early 3rd to mid-7th centuries AD'' (Montvert Publishing 1996). . Sasanian military offices Persian words and phrases {{Sasanian-stub