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Updated: June 19, 2025
Conspicuous among the attendants were the charioteer who managed the reins, and the parasol-bearer, commonly a eunuch, who, standing in the chariot behind the monarch, held the emblem of sovereignty over his head.
Such inclosures were the delight of all Persians. In war he was attended with various officers in close attendance on his person, the stool-bearer, the bow-bearer, etc. In peace, there was another set, among whom was "the parasol-bearer," for to be sheltered by the parasol was an exclusive privilege of the king, the fan-bearer, etc.
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