Immortal Guards may refer to: * The

Persian Immortals Immortals (, ), or Persian Immortals, was the name given by the Greek historian Herodotus to a 10,000-strong unit of elite heavy infantry in the Achaemenid army. They served in a dual capacity, operating as an imperial guard and contributing to ...

, existing in Persia under the Achaemenean dynasty *

Immortals (Byzantine Empire) The Immortals (, ''Athanatoi'') were one of the elite '' tagmata'' military units of the Byzantine Empire, first raised during the late 10th century. The name derives from ''a-'' ("without") + ''thanatos'' ("death"). History The ''Athanatoi'' we ...

, established under the Byzantine emperor Michael VII * The Immortals, the

Iranian Imperial Guard The Imperial Guard of Iran (), also known as Imperial Guard (), was both the personal guard force of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, and an elite combat branch of the Imperial Iranian Army. It was created in 1942 and disbanded in ...

, existing in Persia and Iran in the 20th century under the Pahlavi dynasty * The Immortals,

Nihang The Nihang (also spelt as Nihung lit. "Crocodiles") or Akali (lit. "Immortals"), also known as '' Dal Khalsa'', is an armed Sikh warrior order originating in the Indian subcontinent. Nihangs are believed to have originated either from Fateh Sin ...

warriors or Sikh Akalis who have played the pivotal role in Sikh military history

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