An Analysis of the Impediments to Modern Army Formation in the First Half of the Qajar Dynasty

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ALAM MOHAMMAD REZA; hoseini hamzeh

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Journal: HISTORICAL STUDY OF WAR Year:2018 | Volume:2 | Issue:2 (4) Page(s): 115-142

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An Analysis of the Impediments to Modern Army Formation in the First Half of the Qajar Dynasty

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ALAM MOHAMMAD REZA | hoseini hamzeh | Issue Writer Certificate

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Qajar

modern army

military reformations

structure-agency impediments

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The modern army as one of the most essential institutions of the modern government was first formed in Europe, and played an important role in the domination and imperialism of European powers. The attacks by the colonizing states of Russia and England on Iran, and in particular Iran’ s heavy defeats from Russia, made governors and elites of Qajar realize the traditional and insufficient structure of Qajar's army. Accordingly, the idea of military reformations and the formation of a modern army incited governors to try various actions and attempt at reformations in the first half of this dynasty, namely from its beginning to constitutionalism. However, these attempts were faced with many impediments and, finally, that significant goal was not achieved. The present study aimed to provide some response to the question of which obstacles impeded the formation of the modern army in this historical period? Our response to this question is multi-dimensional and comprises numerous agency-structure factors which were addressed using Anthony Giddens's structuration theory, based on which, both structures and agents contribute to the formation of phenomena and none of them outweighs the other. The findings of the study show that despite the attempts by reformist governors, the opposition of domestic agents and the obstruction on the part of foreign agents on the one hand, and the weakness and inefficiency of the military and economic structures on the other hand were the most pivotal impediments that failed the military reformations and establishment of a modern army in the first half of Qajar dynasty.

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ALAM, MOHAMMAD REZA, & hoseini, hamzeh. (2018). An Analysis of the Impediments to Modern Army Formation in the First Half of the Qajar Dynasty. HISTORICAL STUDY OF WAR, 2(2 (4) ), 115-142. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/265340/en

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ALAM MOHAMMAD REZA, hoseini hamzeh. An Analysis of the Impediments to Modern Army Formation in the First Half of the Qajar Dynasty. HISTORICAL STUDY OF WAR[Internet]. 2018;2(2 (4) ):115-142. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/265340/en

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MOHAMMAD REZA ALAM, and hamzeh hoseini, “An Analysis of the Impediments to Modern Army Formation in the First Half of the Qajar Dynasty,” HISTORICAL STUDY OF WAR, vol. 2, no. 2 (4) , pp. 115–142, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/265340/en

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