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The Nezam-e Jadid (also spelled Nizam-i Jadid) was an élite army in Qajar Iran. It was established during the reign of king (shah) Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ((r. undefined – undefined) 1797-1834), under the behest of crown prince and commander-in-chief Abbas Mirza. Established in response to the invading Russians, it was trained and equipped after the European manner.

The rank and file of the Nezam-e Jadid was mostly from Azerbaijan and the territories in the Caucasus.

After 1813, it consisted of three developed branches; horse-artillery with 20 field guns, 12,000 regular infantry, and 12,000 regular cavalry. The horse-artillery had some field guns, the infantry consisted of 12,000 regulars, whereas the cavalry also consisted of some 12,000 regulars.

The infantry in turn consisted of twelve batallions. The soldiers were grouped on the basis of origin or tribe of the troops in question, thus forming nine regiments. According to John Malcolm's writings (1815), these nine regiments consisted of Afshars (2,000), Donbolis (1,000), Shaqaqis (2,000), Moqaddams (1,000), 1,000 Kangarlu's, 1,000 from Qarajadagh, 2,000 from Tabriz, 1,000 from Marand, and 1,000 from Erivan.

https://books.google.nl/books?id=H20Xt157iYUC&pg=PA1057&dq=muhammad++khan+erivan&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiH7PbYjorYAhUQZVAKHQnkCLcQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=nizam-i%20jadid&f=false

http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/army-vii-qajar#pt2