Cossack Brigade

by Andreeva, Elena

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The Cossack Brigade in Iran was at once a reflection and a consequence of the internal weakness of the Qājār rulers (1797–1925) who were dominated by Russia and Great Britain. In the first half of the nineteenth century, two devastating wars lost to Russia (1804–13 and 1826–8) clearly exposed the ineptitude of the Iranian military. Attempts to modernise the army on European models produced no tangible results. Naṣir al-Dīn Shāh (r. 1848–96), who had been seeking a way to reorganise the Iranian …

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The Cossack Brigade in Iran was at once a reflection and a consequence of the internal weakness of the Qājār rulers (1797–1925) who were dominated by Russia and Great Britain. In the first half of the nineteenth century, two devastating wars lost to Russia (1804–13 and 1826–8) clearly exposed the ineptitude of the Iranian military. Attempts to modernise the army on European models produced no tangible results. Naṣir al-Dīn Shāh (r. 1848–96), who had been seeking a way to reorganise the Iranian army, was greatly

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1708

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eng Islam

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Andreeva, Elena

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