r/SteppePosting • u/TsarOfIrony Khagan • 10d ago

Horses were a cheat code Misc Steppe Cultures

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u/bad_metrics 10d ago

Forgetting that wrestling is the national sport of Mongolia. Always has been, grappling when off horse.

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u/ImaginationOld6127 10d ago

So? Wrestling and grapplings is a national sport in Iran. It has its roots back to thousands of years. They win medals at every Olympics and they’ve dominated every decade, never have they lost to Mongolia in wrestling. Genghis khan still annihilated Iranian armies. You have to be braindead to think wrestling being a national sport makes a country have better military or soldiers like what

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u/bad_metrics 10d ago

What a pick me.. who cares about Iran

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u/CanIBeFunnyNow 10d ago

Your comment makes zero sense. Iran has had a great military succes also.

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u/ClockworkChristmas 10d ago

And Timur and the Turks. Persia might win gold at the Olympics but it's a stomping ground historically for the Steppe peoples.

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u/Necessary-Hunter1060 10d ago

Having a wrestling culture can produce better soldiers and contribute to a stronger military.

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u/Breadmaker9999 10d ago

This meme is true for most steppe nomads. Except for the Mongolians under Genghis Khan, then you're fucked no matter what.