Английская Википедия:Hujariyya (Fatimid Caliphate)

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The Hujariyya (Шаблон:Lang-ar) were a special training corps in the Fatimid army, expanded to an elite cavalry corps of 3,000–5,000 men at the turn of the 12th century.

History

The name derives from the word for 'chamber, room' (Шаблон:Transl),Шаблон:Sfn and refers to troops housed and trained in or near the caliphal palace and its chambers.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Such an institution existed in the Abbasid Caliphate during the early 10th century.Шаблон:Sfn

The Fatimid caliph al-Mu'izz (Шаблон:Reign) established a palace training school (Шаблон:Transl) at the caliphal palace in Cairo, aiming to train officers in the art of war.Шаблон:Sfn The eminent Fatimid general Anushtekin al-Dizbari was taught in this institution, but graduated early after only three years.Шаблон:Sfn The general and future vizier in 1149–1154, al-Adil ibn al-Sallar, was also a graduate.Шаблон:Sfn

The function of the school was transformed by the vizier al-Afdal Shahanshah in the late 11th century, who found that his troops were inferior to the Crusaders.Шаблон:Sfn From a selective institution open only to a few,Шаблон:Sfn al-Afdal expanded the Hujariyya to a fully-fledged military corps by recruiting 3,000 youngsters from the sons of the military and civil elites, with the purpose of creating horsemen capable of matching the Turkish Шаблон:Transl (slave-soldier cavalry) in skill. The corps was divided into seven barracks (Шаблон:Transl) during the training, with names like Шаблон:Transl ('the Victorious') or Шаблон:Transl ('Conquest'). The cadets were under the supervision of tutors (Шаблон:Transls) for a period of several years, during which they were taught various subjects and skills. After graduation, the soldiers were known as the 'youths of the household' (Шаблон:Transl).Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Sometime after al-Afdal's tenure, the corps rose further to 5,000 men.Шаблон:Sfn

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