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Anglo–Persian War
The Anglo-Persian War or the Anglo-Iranian War () lasted between 1 November 1856 and 4 April 1857, and was fought between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and Qajar Iran, Iran, which was ruled by the Qajar dynasty. The war had the British oppose an attempt by Iran to press its claim on the city of Herat. Though Herat had been part of Iran under the Qajar dynasty when the war broke out, it had declared itself independent under its own rebellious emir and placed itself under the protection of the Company rule in India, British in India and in alliance with the Emirate of Afghanistan, Emirate of Kabul, the predecessor of the modern state of Afghanistan. The British campaign was successfully conducted under the leadership of Major General Sir Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, James Outram in two theatres: on the Southern Iran, southern coast of Persia near Bushehr and in southern Mesopotamia. The war resulted in the Qajar Iran, Persians withdrawing from He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Game
The Great Game is the name for a set of political, diplomatic and military confrontations that occurred through most of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century – involving the rivalry of the British Empire and the Russian Empire over Emirate of Afghanistan, Afghanistan and neighbouring territories in Central Asia, Central and South Asia, such as Turkestan, and having direct consequences in Qajar Iran, Persia, British Raj, British India, and Tibet. Britain concluded, from Russia's military expansion in Central Asia and from diplomatic and intelligence information, that Russia planned to invade India as an ultimate goal. Meanwhile, the Russian Empire had analysed Britain's political behavior as planning the expansion of British interests in Central Asia. As a result, there was an atmosphere of deep distrust, and talk of war between these two major Colonial empire, European empires of that time, culminating in several regional wars, and years of diplomatic intrigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
