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Name: Anglo-Persian War

Type: Event

Start: 1856 AD

End: 1857 AD

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Was a war between Great Britain and Qajar Iran caused by disputes over territories in western Afghanistan.

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  • December 1856: British forces under the command of Major General Sir John Cheape landed on the island of Kharag, located in the Bay of Bengal.
  • December 1856: Battle of Bushire.
  • March 1857: The British withdraw from southern Iran.
  • March 1857: British forces entered the Shatt al Arab.
  • April 1857: The town of Ahvaz fell to the British on 1 April 1857.
  • April 1857: Territorial change based on available maps.
  • October 1856: Herat conquered by persia (modern).
  • March 1857: The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1857, ending the Anglo-Persian War. The Persians, led by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, agreed to withdraw from Herat, which was then incorporated into the Emirate of Afghanistan under Dost Mohammad Khan.

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