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{{Orphan|date=March 2018}}Shafshelar (lit. "sword-bearer") was the second highest ranked court title in the Sasanian Empire. The shafshelar, unlike most other officials, was dressed in a military garb during ceremonies. His task was primarily to carry the king's sword in a gold scabbard. Sources - {{Citation |last=Nicolle |first=David |author-link=David Nicolle |title=Sassanian Armies: the Iranian Empire Early 3rd to Mid-7th Centuries AD |place=Stockport |publisher=Montvert |year=1996 |isbn= 978-1-874101-08-6}}
- {{cite book|last=S. Spawforth|first=A. J.| authorlink= | title=The Court and Court Society in Ancient Monarchies|url=https://books.google.dk/books?id=BtKUcxUE-rMC&dq=false|year=2007|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781139466639|ref=harv}}
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