Persian Cossack Brigade
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The Persian Cossack Brigade was an elite, Russian-officered cavalry force in late Qajar and early Pahlavi Iran that played a decisive role in the country’s military and political transformation, including the rise of Reza Shah.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elite guard
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Pahlavi dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qajar dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
centralization of power in Iran
ⓘ
modernization of Iranian army ⓘ rise of Reza Shah ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1921 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | Persian Constitutional Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipment |
artillery support units
ⓘ
carbines ⓘ cavalry sabers ⓘ |
| formed | 1879 ⓘ |
| garrison | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | national army of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| laterLanguageOfCommand | Persian ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Colonel Kosagovsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fyodor Chernozubov NERFINISHED ⓘ Reza Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Liakhov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officerCorpsOrigin | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Pahlavi Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedAccordingTo | Cossack military model ⓘ |
| partOf | Persian armed forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron |
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar NERFINISHED ⓘ Naser al-Din Shah Qajar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakStrength | several thousand troops ⓘ |
| politicalRole | kingmaker in early Pahlavi period ⓘ |
| primaryBranch | cavalry ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | Persian soldiers ⓘ |
| role |
coup instrument
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ royal guard ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | anti-constitutional forces ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1908 bombardment of the Majlis
ⓘ
1908 coup against the Constitutionalists ⓘ 1921 Persian coup d’état NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | elite formation in late Qajar era ⓘ |
| successor | Imperial Iranian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedBy | Russian officers ⓘ |
| uniformStyle | Cossack-style uniforms ⓘ |
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