''Shahrbani'' ( ; ), formerly called ''Nazmiyeh'' ( ; ), was a

law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of the government or other social institutions who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms gove ...

force in Iran with police duties inside cities. Founded during the

Qajar era The Guarded Domains of Iran, alternatively the Sublime State of Iran and commonly called Qajar Iran, Qajar Persia or the Qajar Empire, was the Iranian state under the rule of the Qajar dynasty, which was of Turkic peoples, Turkic origin,Cyrus G ...

, it was eventually merged in 1991 with the

Iranian Gendarmerie The Iranian Gendarmerie (Persian: ژاندارمری ایران), also known as the Government Gendarmerie (), was the gendarmerie, and subsequent modern highway patrol, in Iran. A paramilitary force, it also played a significant part in politics ...

and the

Islamic Revolution Committees Islamic Revolution Committees or Committees of Islamic Revolution (), simply known as the Committee (; commonly referred to as ''Komiteh'', pronounced koh-mee-TAY), was a revolutionary organization turned law enforcement agency in Iran. Founded in ...

to form the

Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran The Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran, abbreviated as Faraja ( ), is the uniformed police force in Iran. The force was created in early 1992 by merging the Shahrbani (, ), Persian Gendarmerie, Gendarmerie (, ), and Islamic Revolution ...

(Faraja).Schirazi ''The Constitution of Iran'' (1997), p.152

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Shahrbani Government agencies established in 1913 Government agencies disestablished in 1991 1913 establishments in Iran 1991 disestablishments in Iran Defunct law enforcement agencies of Iran {{Iran-mil-stub