Sasanian navy

The Sasanian navy was the naval force of the Sasanian Empire. The leader of the navy bore the title of navbed.

Not much is known about the Sasanian navy, which never really became a major force.^[1] It played an important role in Ardashir's conquest of the Arab side of the Persian Gulf. During the reign of Khosrau I, he sent a force of eight ships (kashtig) under Vahrez to conquer Yemen—each ship could carry 100 men. The men in the ships were originally prisoners, but were "given a chance to redeem themselves".^[2] Six of the ships managed to arrive to Yemen safely.^[3] The Sasanian navy was most likely disbanded during the Muslim conquest of Persia.

References

Sources

• Daryaee, Touraj (2009). Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–240. ISBN 0857716662. 
• Bosworth, C. E. (1983). "ABNĀʾ". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 3. pp. 226–228.