Qajar Persian Army

Target entity: Qajar Persian Army
Context triple: [Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857, combatantSide, Qajar Persian Army]

• A. Imperial Iranian Army
  The Imperial Iranian Army was the pre-1979 national land force of Iran, serving under the Pahlavi monarchy as a central pillar of the country's military and political power.
• B. Sharifian Army
  The Sharifian Army was the military force raised by Sharif Hussein of Mecca and his sons to fight alongside the Allies against the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt in World War I.
• C. Safavid Persian forces
  Safavid Persian forces were the military troops of the Safavid Empire, a major early modern Iranian dynasty that expanded and defended its realm across much of present-day Iran and the Caucasus.
• D. Ottoman Army
  The Ottoman Army was the land warfare force of the Ottoman Empire, which played a central role in its military campaigns and conflicts from the late Middle Ages through World War I.
• E. Hamidiye regiments
  The Hamidiye regiments were irregular Ottoman cavalry units, largely composed of Kurdish tribes and created under Sultan Abdul Hamid II to secure the empire’s eastern frontiers and counter Armenian revolutionary activity.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Qajar Persian Army
Target entity description: The Qajar Persian Army was the military force of Iran's Qajar dynasty, responsible for defending the state and engaging in regional conflicts during the 18th and 19th centuries.

• A. Imperial Iranian Army
  The Imperial Iranian Army was the pre-1979 national land force of Iran, serving under the Pahlavi monarchy as a central pillar of the country's military and political power.
• B. Sharifian Army
  The Sharifian Army was the military force raised by Sharif Hussein of Mecca and his sons to fight alongside the Allies against the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt in World War I.
• C. Safavid Persian forces
  Safavid Persian forces were the military troops of the Safavid Empire, a major early modern Iranian dynasty that expanded and defended its realm across much of present-day Iran and the Caucasus.
• D. Ottoman Army
  The Ottoman Army was the land warfare force of the Ottoman Empire, which played a central role in its military campaigns and conflicts from the late Middle Ages through World War I.
• E. Hamidiye regiments
  The Hamidiye regiments were irregular Ottoman cavalry units, largely composed of Kurdish tribes and created under Sultan Abdul Hamid II to secure the empire’s eastern frontiers and counter Armenian revolutionary activity.
• F. None of above. chosen