Austro-Hungarian military mission in Persia

Iranian cadets of the Austrian military academy in Tehran, circa 1900

The Austro-Hungarian military mission in Persia was a military assistance mission sent by Austria-Hungary to Qajar Persia starting in 1879 to aid Naser al-Din Shah in his efforts to establish a standing army in Persia. The mission's objective was to create a modern corps-sized military force.


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