Quote Originally Posted by Roark
Everyone knows that Ghazis rock. I say forget about using spears, except for pinning cavalry. Ghazis will kill, and die, for you very quickly, but they are cheap as chips and have almost psychotic morale. Pump them out, and don't spare them. Get them in the thick of the action and combine valoured-up unit fragments after the battle.
Yep, be prepared for your Ghazis to die fast (they have very low defence and armour) but they will kill the enemy just as quick and they will almost never rout - I've often seen Ghazis die to the last man, and one of my all time favourite battles (against the Papacy) was saved by a single lone Ghazi around whom the shattered remnants of my army rallied.

The tip about combining the survivors is an excellent one, gives you uber-vet Ghazis