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governorship of large provinces, which decreased the power of the Qizilbash commanders, who were used to govern large provinces. During the late period of Abbas' reign, the
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lived off the land handouts and fees that were given to them by the shah. During the early Safavid period, the
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who were assigned to some of the provinces and cities, headed by officers who were also referred to as
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were all from the same tribe, but that later changed. They numbered 3,000 under the
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had become much more important and numbered 10,000-15,000. Abbas I gave several of
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were identified by the city or province they served in; for example, a
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at their disposal, though they were limited in number. The
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Military units and formations of the Persian Empire
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(2008). 834:10.1080/00210868908701731 25: 824:Haneda, Masashi (1989). 419:the supreme qurchi-bashi 785:Iran under the Safavids 737:Babaie, Sussan (2004). 450:(governor, viceroy) of 433:, was referred to as a 704:Matthee, Rudi (2011). 685:Floor, Willem (2001). 498:, which means "archer" 440:Local rulers also had 249:Persian–Portuguese war 80:c. 1,000-3,000 (under 728:Encyclopaedia Iranica 104:10,000-15,000 (under 656:Blow, David (2009). 244:Ottoman–Persian wars 889:Medieval bodyguards 732:. pp. 503–506. 601:, pp. 503–506. 381:Battle of Chaldiran 264:Mughal–Persian Wars 100:Mohammad Khodabanda 730:, Vol. II, Fasc. 5 628:, p. 148-149. 337:. 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Index


Persia
Royal bodyguard
Ismail I
Tahmasp I
Ismail II
Mohammad Khodabanda
Abbas I
Abdal Beg Talish
Military of
Safavid Iran

Commander-in-chief
Qurchi-bashi
Qollar-aghasi
Tupchi-bashi
Tofangchi-aghasi
Qizilbash
Gholam
Qurchi
Tupchi
Tofangchi
Ottoman–Persian wars
Persian–Portuguese war
Russo–Persian Wars
Persian–Uzbek wars
Mughal–Persian Wars
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