Military history of Amarisar

The military history of the Thousand Cities is varied and diverse, extending from the fall of the Zhoongen cities in 400 B.F.B. until the present day. It can be divided into several periods based on the political evolution of Amarisar itself.

Although traditional Amari philosophy prefers doing great deeds and economic competition to warfare, the political nature of the polises meant the military was still influential throughout most of the Amari city-states. Amari military experts pioneered the use of steel weapons, the creation of draft levies, as well as the use of massed armored war elephants. Their military tactics were not limited to native inventions though- at various points in history Amari polises would adopt Western sword infantry formations, as well as integrating heavy horse archers due to the influence of the steppe peoples with whom they frequently warred. The militaries of the Amari states also benefited from a rich military tradition encapsulated in the Kholmat legions, and an excellent system of logistics underpinned by the generally exemplary infrastructure of Amari-ruled regions.