Meet the Tofangchilar, Shah Abbas I's elite Safavid Musketeers! ? Recruited from Persian-speaking lower classes, they were trained in both infantry tactics and musketry. They were so accurate, accounts claim a line of ten men could shoot ten apples off ten spears with a single volley! They were also trained to use horses for swift transport, a nod to Safavid nomadic roots. Numbering up to 60,000, they were a cornerstone of the empire's military modernization. #Tofangchilar #SafavidEmpire #HistoryShorts #Christos #ShahAbbasI #Musketeers #PersianHistory #MilitaryReforms #HistoricalWeapons #SafavidArmy #IranianHistory #Mazandaran #MilitaryInnovation #PietroDellaValle