Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907

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bilateral agreement diplomatic convention international treaty

The Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was a diplomatic agreement between the British and Russian Empires that settled their rival territorial claims in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet, helping to ease tensions and pave the way for their alliance in World War I.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 canonical	5
Anglo-Russian Entente	3

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral agreement ⓘ diplomatic convention ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
affected	British imperial strategy in India ⓘ Russian expansionist policy in Central Asia ⓘ foreign policy of Qajar Persia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Russian Entente
context	European balance of power before World War I ⓘ end phase of the Great Game in Central Asia ⓘ
contributedTo	Anglo-Russian alliance in World War I ⓘ
countryAffected	Afghanistan ⓘ Persia ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ surface form: Tibet
dateSigned	1907-08-31 ⓘ
defined	neutral zone in central Persia ⓘ northern sphere of influence in Persia for Russia ⓘ southern sphere of influence in Persia for Britain ⓘ
followedBy	closer military and diplomatic cooperation between Britain, France, and Russia ⓘ
geopoliticalRegion	Central Asia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
hasConsequence	alignment of British and Russian interests against the German Empire ⓘ reduction of likelihood of Anglo-Russian war over Central Asia ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Russian ⓘ
partOf	Great Game ⓘ
precededBy	Entente Cordiale ⓘ surface form: Anglo-French Entente of 1904
purpose	to reduce diplomatic tensions between the British Empire and the Russian Empire ⓘ to settle rival territorial claims in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet ⓘ
recognizedBy	Russian Empire as having no intention to interfere in Afghanistan ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as having predominant influence in Afghanistan ⓘ
relatedTo	British Empire ⓘ Great Game ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ Triple Entente ⓘ
result	contribution to the formation of the Triple Entente ⓘ easing of Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia ⓘ improvement of relations between Britain and Russia ⓘ
signatory	Russian Empire ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
stipulated	that both parties would not interfere in the internal administration of Tibet ⓘ that both parties would respect the territorial integrity of Persia ⓘ
topic	division of spheres of influence in Persia ⓘ status of Afghanistan in Anglo-Russian relations ⓘ status of Tibet in Anglo-Russian relations ⓘ
yearSigned	1907 ⓘ

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Subject: Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
Description of subject: The Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was a diplomatic agreement between the British and Russian Empires that settled their rival territorial claims in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet, helping to ease tensions and pave the way for their alliance in World War I.

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Game → endedBy → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ

Triple Entente → hasComponent → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ

Triple Entente → notableAgreement → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ

Entente Cordiale → followedBy → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Russian Entente

Triple Alliance (1882) → opposedBy → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Russian Entente

Anglo-Russian rivalry → relatedEvent → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ

Anglo-Russian rivalry → culminatesIn → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ

Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 → alsoKnownAs → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Russian Entente