MODERNIZATION OF THE IRANIAN ARMY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY
19. YÜZYILIN İLK YARISIN’A KADAR İRAN’DA ASKERÎ ALANDA YENİLEŞME HAREKETLERİ

Author : Manizeh SADRİ - -
Number of pages : 483-497

Abstract

"Modernization started in Iranian army after wars between Iran and Russia. It seems that Iran was pressing the same purposes as Ottoman Empire was doing in reforming its army Modernization of army was a Consequence of general weakens of army in front Russian army. Like Ottoman Empire, Iran defined its military demands in a frame of multilaterally by army based on the military service. Qajars kings like Ottoman sultans did not only want a developed army for defense, but also for in invasive. They did not only want to repel Russian Constant aggression, but also to take their lands in Afghanistan and Caucasus because, it could recover their legitimacy and their royal power between people.Military reformation had another relation whit reconstruction in government making new military units would able the king for a basic change in the balance between government defined based on the king an rest of the government including different types of rulers, courtiers, princes, and the cleric. The function of this new system could symbolize a new type for Iran while. It was not clear if this new system could necessarily be more affective than the old one. However, its big advantage was to be totally or at least apparently dependent on the king and it was committed only to the country.<"

Keywords

Military, Qajar, Modernization, Russian, English, French

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