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Daryabeigi
''Daryabegi'' () was a naval title of Iran, which literally translates as "sea lord" in English. It was in use from the 18th century until the first quarter of the 20th century when it was abandoned. It thenceforth became an Iranian surname. History and usage The title of ''daryabegi'' is derived from its 15th-century Ottoman counterpart ''deryā-beyi''. The title became first used in Iran in the 18th century, during the buildup of the Iranian fleet by Nader Shah (1736–1747). At the time, the commander-in-chief of the navy held the title, or alternately the titles of '' sardar'' or ''sardar-e banader''. Nader Shah's decision to use the town of Bushehr as his shipyard base and the seat of the ''daryabegi'' let to the former surpassing Bandar Abbas as the foremost Persian Gulf seaport. Anyhow, the commanders of the fleet harboured at Bandar Abbas and of a group of two frigates and two smaller vessels on the Caspian Sea also held the rank of ''daryabegi''. Although Nader Shah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afsharid Navy
Iran sustained maritime forces during Afsharid dynasty that were revived in 1734 by Nader Shah, with peak of its activity lasting more than a decade until Division of the Afsharid Empire. It operated in the Caspian Sea, where it was considered a threat by the Russian Empire. Headquartered in Bushehr, the southern flotilla maintained presence in the Persian Gulf as well as the Sea of Oman, effectively pushing against maritime Arabian empires in Sultanate of Muscat and Imamate of Oman, Pirates based in coasts that were later called Trucial, and also local rebels and mutineers. The Afsharid navy also ordered several vessels from the both the British and Dutch East India Company. History Prelude The last attempt to revive naval forces of Persia was made in 1718, which was unsuccessful. Kings of Safavid dynasty were reluctant to form a navy. Peak During its first decade, the navy showed an expansionist character, successfully taking control of Mascat and most islands i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Khan Daryabeigi
Ahmad Khan Daryabeigi ( fa, احمد خان دریابیگی) was an Iranian military officer and educator. Early life His father was Mohammad Khan and his brother was Mohammad Hosseine Khan. He graduated from Dar ul-Funun school with degrees in engineering and military studies. Career His research in 1887 provided the landscape for official Iranian claims to the islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa. During Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, he became the first Iranian captain of the Persepolis Battleship in Bushehr that Iran had recently purchased from Germany. He designed the first Iranian Navy uniform and later became the Lord Admiral (Maritime Frontier-Keeper) of the Persian Gulf. In 1893, he became the Governor of Bushehr and Southern Ports and Ommanat. In March 1899, he conquered Port of Lingeh ( Bandar Lengeh) and returned it to Iran's sovereignty. In 1900, he established “Madreseye Sa'adat”, the first modern school through the South and Persian Gulf. He tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qajar Iran
Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک محروسه ایران '), was an Iranian state ruled by the Qajar dynasty, which was of Turkic origin,Cyrus Ghani. ''Iran and the Rise of the Reza Shah: From Qajar Collapse to Pahlavi Power'', I. B. Tauris, 2000, , p. 1William Bayne Fisher. ''Cambridge History of Iran'', Cambridge University Press, 1993, p. 344, Dr Parviz Kambin, ''A History of the Iranian Plateau: Rise and Fall of an Empire'', Universe, 2011, p.36online edition specifically from the Qajar tribe, from 1789 to 1925.Abbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3; "In the 126 years between the fall of the Safavid state in 1722 and the accession of Nasir al-Din Shah, the Qajars evolved from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Vessel Persepolis
''Persepolis'' ( fa, پرسپولیس) was the first modern vessel serving in the Persian navy. A three-island iron-hulled vessel, it had two masts, one funnel and ram bow. Officially was rated as a cruiser, its type has been alternatively described as a gunboat or dispatch. Commissioned in 1885, she served for decades and as of mid 1920s was not in active service. An American diplomat reported in 1925 that ''Persepolis'' and '' Mozaffari'' were the two largest vessels of Iran. ''Persepolis'' and ''Susa'', formed the only two equipment in the navy as of 1904. Construction and commissioning ''Persepolis'' was built by German AG Weser at Bremen, on orders from Persian government. The shipbuilder assigned production number 75 to the vessel and launched it on 29 October 1884. She was acquired by Persia in 1885, having been delivered by German crew to her home in Khorramshahr. In his travel book ''A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistan'', Harry de Windt wrote that she cost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided into three historical periods: *Between 1612 and 1757 the East India Company set up Factory (trading post), factories (trading posts) in several locations, mostly in coastal India, with the consent of the Mughal emperors, Maratha Empire or local rulers. Its rivals were the merchant trading companies of Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, and France. By the mid-18th century, three ''presidency towns'': Madras, Bombay and Calcutta, had grown in size. *During the period of Company rule in India (1757–1858), the company gradually acquired sovereignty over large parts of India, now called "presidencies". However, it also increasingly came under British government over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Persian War
The Anglo-Persian War or the Anglo-Iranian War () lasted between 1 November 1856 and 4 April 1857, and was fought between the United Kingdom and Iran, which was ruled by the Qajar dynasty. The war had the British oppose an attempt by Iran to press its claim on the city of Herat. Though Herat had been part of Iran under the Qajar dynasty when the war broke out, it had declared itself independent under its own rebellious emir and placed itself under the protection of the British in India and in alliance with the Emirate of Kabul, the predecessor of the modern state of Afghanistan. The British campaign was successfully conducted under the leadership of Major General Sir James Outram in two theatres: on the southern coast of Persia near Bushehr and in southern Mesopotamia. The war resulted in the Persians withdrawing from Herat and signing a new treaty to surrender its claims on the city and the British withdrawing from southern Iran. Origins In the context of The Great Game, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Akbar Qavam Ol-Molk
Ali Akbar Qavam ol-Molk (; 1788–1865) was an Iranian statesman who served as the ''kalantar'' ( lord mayor) of Shiraz and Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi in the Qajar period. He was the youngest son of Hajji Ebrahim Shirazi, the grand vizier of Fath-Ali Shah who by the latter's order was executed, his family too, subsequently purged. Ali Akbar was one of the survivors. Later for appeasement by the orders of Fath-Ali Shah, his family lands were returned and he became the ''kalantar'' of Shiraz, thus marking the start of Qavam family. During his 47 years tenure, Qavam ol-Molk built a strong prestige and authority over not only Shiraz but Fars and the court of the Qajar kings. For that he even maintained his power after leaving his position as the ''kalantar''. Ali Akbar was a patron of arts, as he ordered the building of several of Shiraz's most notable sites such as Qavam House. He was succeeded by his daughter, Zinat al-Moluk; that decision that was not accepted fondly by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirza Hasan Ali Nasir Ol-Molk
Mirza Hasan Ali (; 1835 – October 1893) also known by his title Nasir ol-Molk was an aristocrat from the Qavam family who patronaged the Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque. Hassan Ali was the youngest son of Ali Akbar Qavam ol-Molk, ''kalantar'' (lord mayor) of Shiraz. he for the most of his life, would travel around Iran, so that he missed the death and funeral of his father and was not aware of that until much later. upon his return to Shiraz in 1869, he oathed to himself to build a tomb suitable for his father and bury him there, thus he started to gather money and from 1876 to 1888 constructed the Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque. Early life Ali's father, Ali Akbar was one of the most influential indivituals of the 19th-century Shiraz. close to Ali's birth, his father involved with a dispute with the governor of Fars, prince Hossein Ali Mirza, in which the governor wanted to claim the throne from Mohammad Mirza and Ali Akbar was against it. Hossein Ali Mirza imprisoned Fath-Ali, Ali Akbar's el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nosrat-od-Dowleh Firouz Mirza
Firouz Mirza Nosrat ed-Dowleh (1818 – January 1886''Shahzdeh’s Tree, A family Genealogy of Abdol Hossein Mirza Farman Farma.'' Mitra Farman Farmaian Jordan, 1997, Universal Printing, Seattle. Pages 30 and 32.) Persian prince of Qajar dynasty, was the 16th son of crown prince Abbas Mirza and full-brother of Khanlar Mirza. Offspring Firuz Mirza had 5 children from his wife, Princess Homa Khanoum daughter of Bahman Mirza Baha od-Dowleh 37th son of Fath Ali Shah: * From Princess Homa Khanoum: ** Prince Abdol-Hamid Mirza ''Farman Farma'' (1840 – 1892), governor of Kerman from 1881 to 1892. He had 2 children, one daughter and one son, Prince Abdol-Majid Mirza. ** Prince Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farman Farma. ** Princess Najm es-Saltaneh, founder of Najmieh hospital endowment in Tehran, mother of Mohammad Mosaddeq. ** Princess Sarvar es-Saltaneh ''Hazrat-e Olia'', married Mozzafar al-Din Shah Qajar had 2 children, a daughter and a son, Princess Fakhr ed-Dowleh mother of Ali A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Oman shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, while sharing Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam Governorate, Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the United Arab Emirates on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran) and the Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries. Muscat is the nation's capital and largest city. From the 17th century, the Omani Sultanate was Omani Empire, an empire, vying with the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese and British Empire, British empires for influence in the Persian Gulf and Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Shah Qajar
Mohammad Shah (; born Mohammad Mirza; 5 January 1808 – 5 September 1848) was the third Qajar dynasty, Qajar ''shah'' of Qajar Iran, Iran from 1834 to 1848, having succeeded his grandfather Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Fath-Ali Shah. From a young age, Mohammad Mirza was under the tutelage of Haji Mirza Aqasi, a local dervish from Tabriz whose teachings influenced the young prince to become a Sufism, Sufi-king later in his life. After his father Abbas Mirza died in 1833, Mohammad Mirza became the Crown Prince of Iran and was conferred the title of Governor of Azerbaijan (Iran), Azarbaijan. Not long after, Fath-Ali Shah died on his way to Shiraz, leading some of his sons—including Ali Shah Mirza and Hossein Ali Mirza—to revolt but Mohammad Shah, with the support of his grand vizier, Abol-Qasem Qa'em-Maqam, suppressed the rebellions and asserted his authority. Mohammad Shah ordered the removal, imprisonment and eventual execution of Qa'em-Maqam, which led to appointment of Aqasi as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
