Evolution of Police Structure and Organization in Qajar Iran

ajar era is regarded as one of fluctuated eras of Iranian social history. Reformist measures of such elites as Abbas Mirza and Amir Kabir, spreading out the visits of authorities to Europe, visits by foreigners and giving counselor privileges to them and development of social communication through newspapers and so on caused the growth and development of political and governmental structures. These developments affected the spheres of order and security too. This article deals with the study of this issue and by using documents and historical sources deals with the structure and organization of Nazmieh in Qajar era, from Ahmad Shah to Mohammad Shah eras. The findings indicate that at the outset of Qajar government, following the Safavid government, Nazmieh affairs were limited to the capital, and the rulers preserved order and secuirty in other cities which were mostly the rulers' interests. Afterwards, by development of relations with other countries and familiarization with their cultures and conducting these issues through counseling, new patterns of police management formed and they established constant structures and organizations like Nazmieh Ministry