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The Treaty of Paris (1857) marked the end of the hostilities of the
/ref> In the Treaty, the Persians agreed to withdraw from
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 pre ...
. On the Persian side negotiations were handled by ambassador Ferukh Khan
Farrokh Khan ( fa, فرخ خان; also spelled Ferouk Khan, Feruk Khan and Ferukh Khan), also known by his title of Amin od-dowleh (), was a high-ranking Persian official, and vice premier to the court of the shah of Qajar Fath-Ale Shah. He was al ...
. 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/ref> 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 Safēd ...
, 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
Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is s ...
, 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 Culture of Iran, Iranian culture and Iranian langua ...
* Franco-Persian alliance
A Franco-Persian alliance or Franco-Iranian alliance was formed for a short period between the French Empire of Napoleon I and Fath Ali Shah of Qajar Persia against Russia and Great Britain between 1807 and 1809. The alliance was part of a plan t ...
* 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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