us pan ▁ibn ▁G ur dz ad ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁ 8 6 4 ▁as ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁Q ar inv and ▁dynast y ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 9 th - century ▁Iran ian ▁people ▁Category : Q ar inv and ▁dynast y ▁Category : 8 3 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁Category : M ur der ed ▁Pers ian ▁monarch s ▁Category : Z oro ast rian ▁dynast ies ▁and ▁r ul ers ▁Category : 9 th - century ▁murder ed ▁monarch s <0x0A> </s> ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁N ig el ▁Stephen ▁Co ates , ▁ ▁( 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁– ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Co ates ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Naval ▁College ▁at ▁Jer vis ▁Bay ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁as ▁a ▁Junior ▁Entry ▁officer , ▁where ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁education . ▁ ▁Co ates ▁spent ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁in ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁US ▁Naval ▁War ▁College ▁and ▁ear nt ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁( Intern ational ▁Rel ations ) ▁from ▁Sal ve ▁Regin a ▁University . ▁ ▁Naval ▁career ▁Co ates ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ide - de - camp