Amīr-i lashkar - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Amīr-i lashkar - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Floor, Willem

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060513
Doc. NO	:	ALei910
Main Entry	:	Floor, Willem
Title & Author	:	Amīr-i lashkar - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Floor, Willem
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(367 words)
Abstract	:	Amīr-i lashkar (major general) is an Iranian army rank that was in use from 1922 to 1934. With the creation of the new unified army on 5 January 1922 by Riḍā Khān (Shāh of Iran 1925–41), who was at the time the minister of defence and commander of the army (sardār-i sipah) , much was changed in the structure and composition of the army, including the names of the ranks. Instead of amīr-i tūmān (lit. “commander of ten thousand men”) the title amīr-i lashkar , meaning commander
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei910.pdf