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years, they have been regimented according to their tribes, or 
districts, and led on by their native chiefs. So far there appears 
a shadow of something like organization, though without dis¬ 
cipline of any kind. These regiments were divided again into 
minor bodies ; for instance, an officer was appointed to be with 
every hundred men, not to command them! that was out of the 
question : to lead, or follow the flight of his men, was all he 
could do. Two other officers again, had each the care of fifty 
men ; these twain bearing the title of Panja Bashir ; and another 
of less rank, has ten men in charge, he is called De-Bashi. The 
provinces, besides, are bound to furnish a stipulated quantity of 
provisions. These immense levies are only on formidable oc¬ 
casions. But a certain standing army has always been kept up, 
the great bulk of which used to be a body of 12,000 infantry 
called Djan-bauze. They were first established by Shah Abbas, 
in order to oppose Sultan Selim’s new species of soldiers, whom 
he had denominated Janissaries. A certain number of these 
Djan-bauze are always on duty at Teheran, and wear a sort of 
demi-European dress. Not many years ago they were put 
under the drill of a British officer; but the expences of main¬ 
taining them in the same European form, so zealously carried 
on by the prince royal with his army in Azerbijan, being deemed 
too heavy for the Shah’s private treasury, the modes of discipline 
were gradually withdrawn ; and, in consequence, those who are 
now seen in the capital, present a most neglected and even 
ragged appearance. But during the late war with Russia, they 
were considerably recruited again; and, since the peace, the 
chief of them have been employed .against the restless Turco¬ 
mans, and the rebels towards Afghanistan. The augmentation 
was principally made from the Kadjar tribe, each man being 
paid twelve tomauns yearly. 
