Qajar navy

The Qajar Navy was the first modern maritime military force established in Iran, formally initiated in 1885 under the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.[1] Commissioned to secure the country's southern maritime borders and counter growing colonial influence, the fleet established Persia's historical naval presence in the Persian Gulf.

References

  1. ↑ Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1997). Conway's all the world's fighting ships 1906-1921 (Reprint ed.). London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.
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