The Treaty of Paris (1857) marked the end of the hostilities of the
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 and Iran, which was ruled by the Qajar dynasty. The war had the British oppose an attempt by Iran to ...
. On the Persian side negotiations were handled by ambassador
Ferukh Khan. The two sides signed the peace treaty on 4 March 1857.
[''The Middle East and North Africa'' 2004 Taylor & Francis Group, Lucy Dean p.36]
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In the Treaty, the Persians agreed to withdraw from Herat
Herāt (; Persian: ) is an oasis city and the third-largest city of Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276, and serves as the capital of Herat Province, situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains (''Selseleh-ye Safē ...
, to apologise to the British ambassador on his return, and to sign a commercial treaty; the British agreed not to shelter opponents of the Shah in the embassy, and they abandoned the demand to replace prime minister as well as one requiring territorial concessions to the Imam of Muscat
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, a British ally.
See also
* Greater Iran
Greater Iran ( fa, ایران بزرگ, translit=Irān-e Bozorg) refers to a region covering parts of Western Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Xinjiang, and the Caucasus, where both Iranian culture and Iranian languages have had a s ...
* Franco-Persian alliance
* British Occupation of Bushehr
The British Occupation of Bushehr or Bushire under British Occupation refers to the three times British forces entered Bushehr and occupied this area in Iran during the rule of Qajar dynasty, before and during the World War I.
The importance o ...
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1857 in France
1857 in the United Kingdom
1850s in Paris
Iran–United Kingdom relations
Peace treaties of the United Kingdom
Treaties of the Qajar dynasty
Treaties of the United Kingdom (1801–1922)
Anglo-Persian War
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