APRANIK

• Kirsten Boyd
• 10-29-14
• World history 8

EARLY LIFE

• Apranik: daughter of elder
• Apranik was a Persian Sassanid
• Sassanid-relating to a dynasty that ruled Persia from the early 3rd century AD
• Her father was Piran (the great General of King Yazdgird III)
• Born 635 C.E.

Untitled Slide

• The Arabs attacked Persia, Apranik commanded a major battalion against the invaders.
• Battalion-a large body of troops ready for battle

EARLY LIFE

• Apranik grew up around military and that made her a tomboy.
• Apranik was her fathers right hand
• Apranik Started to love military in teenage years
• During teenage years is when she started to realize that military was what she was good at.

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ADULT LIFE

• Apranik started to be a soilder after she finished her education
• Apranik climbed the ranks through the years
• Apranik went from a petty officer to a full comander in the persian army
• Apranik was a huge inspiration to her troops

ADULT LIFE

• During Apraniks time in being a commander the worst thing happened
• -The Arab bandits attacked Persia's south borders
• The Roman Empire had weakened Persia's economy
• Apranik started a campaign against the Arab invaders
• -Apranik started the campaign because she knew what she was doing was not working

DEATH

• Apranik acted as a battery charger and chose to fight with her soldiers until the end
• She chose to be cut to pieces by the Arab sword
• Eventually she became a legend
• Apranik lives in every Persian female warriors heart
• Apranik was in the Persian Resistance Hall of Fame

WORK CITED

• "Chronologic History Offemale Warriors, Military Commanders and Duelists." Chronologic History of Female Warriors, Commanders and Duelists (Female Single Combat Club). N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.
• Darius, King. "Historical and Famous Persian Women. (The Meaning of the Names Are in Parenthesis) - Main Forum." Forums of Pravda.Ru. King Darius, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.
• "Female Warriors in the Middle Ages." Womens History Month. Joanna Winfield, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.
• Review. Weblog post. Women of Persia. N.p., 29 Oct. 2009. Web. Blog / Podcast