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I recently read an article that stated the Emishi/Ainu of Japan forced the Japanese to shift from a traditional infantry-style army to one based around mounted archers. What is the truth of this?

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Experts of Herodotus, Persia and Attic Greek, I need your help!

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Have there been any situations where pike-formations encountered horse archers? If so, how did the encounter turn out? If not, how do you suppose a pike formation would have fared?

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A question about Arab archery during the early Muslim conquests

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In what months were wheat planted and harvested in the Middle-East, around 500 BC?

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I recently read an article that stated the Emishi/Ainu of Japan forced the Japanese to shift from a traditional infantry-style army to one based around mounted archers. What is the truth of this?	2
Experts of Herodotus, Persia and Attic Greek, I need your help!	2
Have there been any situations where pike-formations encountered horse archers? If so, how did the encounter turn out? If not, how do you suppose a pike formation would have fared?	2
A question about Arab archery during the early Muslim conquests	2
In what months were wheat planted and harvested in the Middle-East, around 500 BC?	1