Editing Arquebus (section)

====Iran====
Regarding Iranian use of the arquebus, much of the credit for their increase in use can be attributed to [[Shah Ismail I]] who, after being defeated by the firearm-using Ottomans in 1514, began extensive use of arquebuses and other firearms himself with an estimated 12,000 arquebusiers in service less than 10 years after his initial defeat by the Ottomans.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Nourbakhsh|first=Mohammad Reza (Farhad)|date=2008|title=Iran's Early Encounter with Three Medieval European Inventions (875–1153 AH/1470–1740 CE)|journal=Iranian Studies|volume=41|issue=4|pages=549–558|jstor=25597489|doi=10.1080/00210860802246242|s2cid=144208564}}</ref> According to a 1571 report by Vincentio d'Alessandri, Persian arms including arquebuses "were superior and better tempered than those of any other nation", suggesting that such firearms were in common use among middle eastern powers by at least the mid-16th century.{{sfn|Adle|2003|p=475}} While the use of 12,000 arquebusiers is impressive, the firearms were not widely adopted in Iran. This is in no small part due to the reliance on light cavalry by the Iranians.<ref name=":0" /> Riding a horse and operating an arquebus are incredibly difficult which helped lead to both limited use and heavy stagnation in the technology associated with firearms.<ref name=":0" /> These limitations aside, the Iranians still made use of firearms and Europe was very important in facilitating that as Europeans supplied Iran with firearms and sent experts to help them produce some of the firearms themselves.<ref name=":0" /> Iran also made use of elephant mounted arquebusiers which would give them a clear view of their targets and better mobility.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Khan|first=Iqtidar Alam |title=Firearms in Central Asia and Iran During the Fifteenth Century and the Origins and Nature of Firearms Brought by Babur|date=1995|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=56|pages=435–46|jstor=44158646}}</ref>