What is "zamburak"

n. A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest, especially as mounted on the back of a camel.

A zamburak, (in Persian: زمبورک), was a specialized form of mobile artillery from the early modern era. The operator of a zamburak is known as a zamburakchi. The weapon was used by the Gunpowder Empires, especially the Persian empires of the Safavids and Afsharids, due to the ruggedness of the Iranian plateau, which made transportation of heavy cannon problematic.

The zamburak became a deadly weapon in the eighteenth century. The Afghans used it to deadly effect in the Battle of Gulnabad, routing a numerically superior Persian army. The zamburak was also used successfully in the Naderian Wars, when the Persian Shah and military genius Nader Shah utilized a zamburak corps in conjunction with a regular artillery corps of conventional cannon to devastating effect in numerous battles such as at Mihmandust, Yeghevard, and Karnal.