Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857

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The Anglo-Persian War of 1856–1857 was a brief conflict between the British Empire and Qajar Iran, primarily over Iranian attempts to assert control over Herat in present-day Afghanistan.

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instanceOf 19th-century war
military conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857
surface form: Anglo-Iranian War of 1856–1857
belligerent British East India Company
Qajar Iran
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
cause British concern over Persian expansion towards Afghanistan
Iranian attempt to assert control over Herat
combatantSide British Indian Army
Qajar Persian Army
Royal Navy
commander Admiral Henry Leeke for British naval forces
Feramorz (Farāmarz) Khan for Qajar forces
General James Outram for British forces
conflictBetween British Empire
Qajar Iran
consequence Persian renunciation of claims over Herat
Persian withdrawal from Herat
confirmation of Afghanistan’s independence from Persia
diplomaticContext British desire to maintain Afghanistan as a buffer state
Russian influence concerns in Central Asia
endDate 1857
endedBy peace negotiations in Paris
followedBy increased British influence in Afghanistan
location Herat Province
surface form: Herat region

Persian Gulf
surface form: Persian Gulf region

southern Iran
notableBattle Battle of Bushire
Battle of Khushab
notableEvent British landing at Hallilah Bay
Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857 self-linksurface differs
surface form: British occupation of Bushire
partOf Great Game
precededBy Persian siege and capture of Herat in 1856
primaryIssue Persian claims over Afghan territory
status of Herat
relatedTo Anglo-Iranian relations
Herat question
history of Afghanistan
result British victory
startDate 1856
theatre Herat region operations
Persian Gulf
southern Iran land operations
treaty Treaty of Paris 1857
year 1856
1857

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Qajar Iran notableEvent Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857
Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857 notableEvent Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: British occupation of Bushire
Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857 alsoKnownAs Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857
this entity surface form: Anglo-Iranian War of 1856–1857