Persian army

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The Persian army was the military force of the Qajar Persian state, engaged in numerous conflicts in the early 19th century as it sought to defend and expand its territories against regional rivals such as the Russian Empire.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Persian army canonical 2
Persian Army 1
Persian forces 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization ⓘ
activeInCentury 19th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Qajar Persian army ⓘ
linked to: Qajar Persian Army
attemptedReformBy Abbas Mirza ⓘ
commandedBy Abbas Mirza ⓘ
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ⓘ
commandStructure under authority of the Shah ⓘ
conflictWith Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
local Caucasian khanates ⓘ
country Qajar Iran ⓘ
engagedIn Ottoman–Persian conflicts (19th century) ⓘ
Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) ⓘ
Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) ⓘ
equipmentSource imported European firearms ⓘ
locally produced weapons ⓘ
facedChallenge dependence on tribal contingents ⓘ
limited modern training ⓘ
logistical weaknesses ⓘ
garrisonLocation Isfahan ⓘ
Tabriz ⓘ
Tehran ⓘ
historicalPeriod Qajar dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Qajar family
influencedBy European military advisors ⓘ
Ottoman military practices ⓘ
Russian military practices ⓘ
lostTerritoryTo Russian Empire ⓘ
modernizationEffort creation of Nezam-e Jadid (new army) ⓘ
notableDefeat Treaty of Gulistan outcome ⓘ
Treaty of Turkmenchay outcome ⓘ
operationalTheater Caucasus region ⓘ
Transcaucasia ⓘ
linked to: South Caucasus

northwestern Iran ⓘ
partOf Qajar state ⓘ
linked to: Qajar Iran
primaryRole defense of Qajar territories ⓘ
territorial expansion ⓘ
recruitmentBasis provincial levies ⓘ
royal household troops ⓘ
tribal levies ⓘ
region Persia ⓘ
subordinateUnit provincial garrisons ⓘ
royal guard units ⓘ
tribal cavalry units ⓘ
successor modern Iranian army (Pahlavi era) ⓘ
used artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
usedTactics irregular tribal warfare ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
traditional cavalry charges ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Echmiadzin (1804) → combatantSide2 → Persian Army ⓘ
linked to: Persian army
Battle of Khushab → combatant → Persian forces ⓘ
linked to: Persian army