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Originally Posted by sesame
Cavalry techniques were invented by Nomadic Horsemen of the Central Asian and Indo Iranian tribes such as the Persians, Parthians, Sarmatians and Aryan Ksatriyas. See the inscription dated 860 BC.
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There is no proof that these people invented cavalry techniques. There is only proof that they used cavalry.
The tribes that came out of the Asian steppes were all mounted. Since there is no written history of these tribes before contact with the Chinese, Persians, and Greeks there is no way to verify when they first started using horses and cavalry tactics. Quite possibly they were using cavalry long before any of the "civilized world" were. So to say that the Persians, Pathians, Sarmatians, and Ksatriyas invented cavalry tactics is at best unproved. Quite possibly they did. The only thing that can be said for certain is that they were early adopters.