— The Qur'an (8:65) The answer to European polearms, the Tabardiyyah Infantry are very similar to Russian Berdishy Dvor, with several exceptions, however: while they also have the Berdishy Dvor’s food-saving ability, they have a ramp cost of 4 wealth per unit as opposed to 8 metal. While this isn't such a bad thing especially since your units won't be consuming so much metal, what makes the Tabardiyyah an issue is that only factions that have researched both Darul Islam and Monarchy can have them and can only be recruited from a Nobles' Court. This means that there are substantial overhead costs that you will need to pay before you can recruit these heavy axemen to be the vanguard of your minions.