Dār al-Funūn and its Role in Modern Military Training in Nāṣirī Peroiod in Iran

Dār al-Funūn is the first center for systematic modern science education and new military training in Iran. As far as the military disciplines are concerned، theoretical and practical training of the steudents، as well as troops and officers، authoring and translating books on military disciplines، regular examinations and upbringing a generation of students in new military tactics are the most important achievements of this school. The pinnacle of success and effectiveness of Dārulfunūn was the first few years after its establishment (1268-1276 AH) and then the school entered a period of decline. In this paper، we try to sudy on the new military training in Dārulfunūn in Nāṣir al-Dīn Shāh’s era (Nāṣirī era): the methods of teaching، the teachers، educational programs، students، authors and translators of military books are the most important issues discussed in this study.