Qarasuran

The Qarasuran (Turkic: قره سوران/قراسوران) were the gendarmerie corps and provincial security administration of the Safavid dynasty and Qajar dynasty during the Safavid and Qajar eras of Iran, respectively. The majority of Qarasuran members were involved in the protection and safety of main roads.[1][2]

References
  1. Ann K. S. Lambton; Landlord and peasant in Persia: a study of land tenure and land revenue, pg117
  2. Reza Ra'iss Tousi; The Persian Army, 1880, 1907: 'Qarasuran' or police for the protection of main routes


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