I don't know if this a joke with typo meaning employed or if its actually a massive brain joke making a pun while suggesting they were making massive maneouvre in their heads that lead to them not moving irl
Yes! It was Introduction: The Anglo-Persian War, also known as the First Anglo-Iranian War, was a significant conflict that occurred between the British Empire and the Persian Empire (modern-day Iran) in the 19th century. This war, which took place from 1856 to 1857, was primarily driven by geopolitical rivalries, economic interests, and the thirst for imperial expansion. The clash between these two powers had far-reaching consequences, shaping the balance of power in the region and setting the stage for future conflicts. This essay will delve into the causes, events, and consequences of the Anglo-Persian War. Causes of the Anglo-Persian War: 1. Geopolitical Rivalries: The British Empire, as the dominant colonial power in the 19th century, sought to secure its strategic interests in the Persian Gulf region. The expansionist policies of Persia's neighbor, the Russian Empire, were viewed as a threat by the British. The fear of Russian encroachment into Persian territory and the potential disruption of British trade routes fueled tensions between the two powers. 2. Economic Interests: Persia possessed rich natural resources, particularly oil, which were of great interest to the British. The discovery of vast oil reserves in the southwestern province of Khuzestan heightened Britain's desire to exert influence over Persia and safeguard its economic interests. Control over Persian oil fields would provide the British Empire with a valuable resource and secure its dominance in the global energy market. 3. Persian Domestic Politics: Internal power struggles and a weakened central authority in Persia further contributed to the outbreak of war. The Persian Shah, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, faced opposition from various factions within his own country. The British, capitalizing on these divisions, exploited the political turmoil to advance their agenda and gain a stronger foothold in Persia. Events of the Anglo-Persian War: 1. British Naval Blockade: In response to Persian attempts to nationalize their telegraph system, the British initiated a naval blockade of Persian ports in 1856. This blockade severely impacted Persian trade and demonstrated Britain's military superiority. 2. Siege of Herat: The strategic city of Herat, located near the Persian-Afghan border, was a point of contention between the British and Persians. The British supported the defense of Herat against Persian forces, effectively escalating the conflict. 3. Occupation of Bushehr and Khuzestan: British forces, under the command of Major General Sir James Outram, captured the important Persian port of Bushehr and the oil-rich province of Khuzestan. These territorial gains provided the British with greater control over Persian affairs. Consequences of the Anglo-Persian War: 1. Treaty of Paris: The war concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1857. The treaty reaffirmed Persian sovereignty but imposed several concessions on Persia. Persia was required to cede certain territories and grant commercial and legal privileges to Britain. This unequal treaty further weakened Persia's position and reinforced British dominance in the region. 2. British Influence and Control: The Anglo-Persian War solidified British influence over Persia's domestic and foreign policies. Britain maintained a significant military presence and gained substantial economic concessions, including control over Iran's customs revenues. These concessions deepened British economic penetration and exploitation of Persian resources. 3. Precursor to Future Conflicts: The Anglo-Persian War set the stage for future conflicts and interventions in Persia. The war highlighted the vulnerability of Persia and intensified rivalries among European powers seeking to exert control over the region. This paved the way for subsequent conflicts, including the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 and the eventual establishment of British and Russian spheres of influence in Persia. Conclusion: The Anglo-Persian War was a result of complex geopolitical rivalries, economic interests, and power struggles in the 19th century. The war showcased the expansionist ambitions of the British Empire and the vulnerability of Persia as it faced internal divisions and external pressures. The consequences of this conflict were profound, as it established a precedent for foreign interventions in Persia and contributed to the shaping of the region's political landscape. The echoes of the Anglo-Persian War can still be felt in the modern-day geopolitical dynamics of the Middle East.
No. Don't allow me to take the credit (I know very little of history, anyway)ChatGPT wrote it. I had nothing to do with it, so don't think I am that smart. (I really am not) However, I can write like that if you give me a topic that I know a bit about. For example, I can write a huge essay on science, and its applications in everyday life. Again, I did not write this, so don't make the credit go to me. Thanks for your understanding.
I could've written a similar essay to that, but I was in a hurry. Given time, I could've made it. Thank you for your understanding. (and no, the replies aren't ChatGPT responses)
While this is considered a loss for Iran they actually did end up gaining territory as a result from the war regardless, begs the question if it’s really a strategic defeat
@@EmperorTigerstar the Sultanate of Muscat who later became the Sultanate of Oman after unifying with the Imamate of Oman ruled some parts of Iranian coastline as we can see on this map too. They gained in when they were building a naval empire in the Swahili coast of East Africa and the Persian gulf and while Iran was weak, fighting civil wars in 1700s. Britain was allied with Muscat and had them fight alongside as one of many ways to pressure Iran to sue for peace. Sometime after the peace treaty Muscat gave those lands back to Iran.
I can't even BEGIN to imagine how hard it must have been to map this, and the people that've died in this war. Respect to the War Veterans of this war, they really deserve a break.
As an iranian you dont know the great stories from this war,this is just a map but if you hear the stories about this war especially about raisali delvary,you're gonna love this war
It was mostly because Britain was paranoid that Persia's annexation of Herat was a sign that Tehran was cozying up to the Russians, so they did what any sensible empire did and went to war to keep that from happening... and it didn't work.
@@beneficialhistory I'm sure you'd be shocked that these people, their official language, the institutions, and the letters they've written were all in Farsi. So stop bullshitting that it's a Turkic empire. Nobody cares about the rulers' origins; they look at what the rulers considered their Dynasty to be. Heck, even some Ottoman rulers had Iranian origins. The Byzantines themselves were Greeks, but they considered their empire to be Roman and identified as Romans. It's that simple. Take Cleopatra, for example. Her origins were Macedonian Greek, but she became the Pharaoh of Egypt. And to this day, it's considered a part of Egypt's history. So, learn a thing or two before you talk nonsense.
He did not possess the sacral charisma enjoyed by the descendants of FATH ALI SHAH MUHAMMAD SHAH Shah IsmaiI, but he stressed his family's links with the heroic past of the Oghuz, with the migrations of the Turkmens in the days of the Il-Khans and the Aq Quyunlu, and with the age of Qizilbash hegemony. Court chroniclers lent their eloquence to the historicity of this tribal heritage. Hambly, G. (1991). IRAN DURING THE REIGNS OF FATH ‘Alī SHāH AND MUHAMMAD SHāH. In P. Avery, G. Hambly, & C. Melville (Eds.), The Cambridge History of Iran (The Cambridge History of Iran, pp. 144-173). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
@@ermia4886 The Qajar dynasty stemmed from Turkic tribal groups that entered the Iranian plateau after the eleventh century. The Qajar tribe achieved histori cal visibility during the Safavid period (1501-1722) as part of the Qizilbash confederacy that brought the Safavids to power. Two of its branches, the Qavanlu and Davallu, emerged as contenders for the throne after the down fall of the Safavids and the assassination of Nadir Shah Afshar in 1747. Almost half a century later, in 1794, Agha Muhammad Khan, from the Qavanlu branch, became the territory's unchallenged ruler, having defeated his diverse Davallu, Afshar, and Zand rivals. He chose the town of Tehran, close to the ancestral home of the Qajar tribe in Gorgan, as his capital. Many salient features of the kingdom that Agha Muhammad Khan came to rule were similar to those of previous Turkic kingdoms. The military was composed almost entirely of a Turkish-speaking tribal elite and its follow ers. Turkish was the unofficial spoken language of the dynasty's members until the end of the nineteenth century.
The Qajar dynasty stemmed from Turkic tribal groups that entered the Iranian plateau after the eleventh century. The Qajar tribe achieved histori cal visibility during the Safavid period (1501-1722) as part of the Qizilbash confederacy that brought the Safavids to power. Two of its branches, the Qavanlu and Davallu, emerged as contenders for the throne after the down fall of the Safavids and the assassination of Nadir Shah Afshar in 1747. Almost half a century later, in 1794, Agha Muhammad Khan, from the Qavanlu branch, became the territory's unchallenged ruler, having defeated his diverse Davallu, Afshar, and Zand rivals. He chose the town of Tehran, close to the ancestral home of the Qajar tribe in Gorgan, as his capital. Many salient features of the kingdom that Agha Muhammad Khan came to rule were similar to those of previous Turkic kingdoms. The military was composed almost entirely of a Turkish-speaking tribal elite and its follow ers. Turkish was the unofficial spoken language of the dynasty's members until the end of the nineteenth century. Beck, L. and Nashat, G., 2004. Women in Iran from 1800 to the Islamic Republic. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, p.5.
man what a exciting and action packed conflict
time to get the magnifying glass
The history is more interesting than the map changes anyway
Idk
Fr
Wow Its crazy just how the front lines just changed so much throughout this bloody conflict.Respect for this man mapping out all these details.
I actually liked this for showing how a lot of conflicts actually play out. Not everything has to be massive with constantly reshaping borders.
Reminds me of how Latin American wars play out
One of the wars of all time
Truly one of the most wars
Out of every wars in the 19th century, this sure is one of them
@@hans7500 Indeed it was the one that was just the most
Starts video
"Man how have I never heard of this war?"
Video ends
"Ah."
Invading Iran is Hard no matter the technonogical , disciplined and well supplied army you think you have
You should do the anglo-Zanzibar war every 30 seconds
every 10 seconds
every second
@@Chase92488you really want a 38 minute video?
@@kamilothman1899 ...Yes?
Every 2s is fine, I guess, if you don't mind some abstraction, to make a 19m video.
@@kamilothman1899emperor tigerstar is the 1-2 minutes video type
Out of all the wars in human history, this was certainly one of them
The Treaty of Paris, that's ring a lot of bells...
Too many bells
10^303 times bells
Many treaties in the city of Paris.... Thousands of them
So many treaties... Viva lá révolution? Oui?
Make the history of Antarctica
I would love to see that :)
that would actually have more border changes
There is one already: ruclips.net/video/ZuguDq_heNc/видео.html
Damn both sides implied such great strategies
I don't know if this a joke with typo meaning employed or if its actually a massive brain joke making a pun while suggesting they were making massive maneouvre in their heads that lead to them not moving irl
this comment makes my overthinking brain burn
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great video!
Certainly a conflict that occurred at a time in history
Another Masterpiece
10 Years and still badass videos
Truly a conflict between Iran and Britain
The biggest and most epic war in the world that changed the history of the world
This sure is one of the wars of all time
I genuinely hoped the map would just stay the same color the whole time with no change.
Great video.
this mf makes his videos look like they were made in 2013 or 2014, respect man
One of the most wars that I never knew about until now of all time, thanks
Truly magnificent how thousands of men died for, well, that.
Map RUclips is really scraping the barrel.
FOR THE EMPIRE
for the empire Owen?
My allegiance is to the republic, to democracy! And to be fair they are gonna burn you alive aren't they?
❤Iranian empire=Achaemenid, parthian empir . Sasanid . Samanid . Saffarid . Taherid empire , kharezm empire , saljuk empire(iranian and turks) , saffavid empire , afshars empire , qajar empire❤
Nope
Almost all those would execute you for apostasy
Seljuks are not Iranian
What is Taherid empire
Nice edit!❤❤
Why does everybody use edit instead of video these days?
@@PelsckoPoleskoIdk what you mean by that
he means why did you say Nice Edit instead of Nice Video
When it comes to wars, this one starts with 'A'
It was very cooler congratulations 👏
The most eventful conflict in human history
Zanzibar war every day mapped
Every second mapped
I forget, did someone do a Zanzibar War in real time video?
You mean every second or minute😂
@@emil3f every second. The war only lasted 38 minutes
@@felixbabuf5726 I remember seeing that though I forget who it was.
Another action packed war that totally did happen.
Yes! It was
Introduction:
The Anglo-Persian War, also known as the First Anglo-Iranian War, was a significant conflict that occurred between the British Empire and the Persian Empire (modern-day Iran) in the 19th century. This war, which took place from 1856 to 1857, was primarily driven by geopolitical rivalries, economic interests, and the thirst for imperial expansion. The clash between these two powers had far-reaching consequences, shaping the balance of power in the region and setting the stage for future conflicts. This essay will delve into the causes, events, and consequences of the Anglo-Persian War.
Causes of the Anglo-Persian War:
1. Geopolitical Rivalries: The British Empire, as the dominant colonial power in the 19th century, sought to secure its strategic interests in the Persian Gulf region. The expansionist policies of Persia's neighbor, the Russian Empire, were viewed as a threat by the British. The fear of Russian encroachment into Persian territory and the potential disruption of British trade routes fueled tensions between the two powers.
2. Economic Interests: Persia possessed rich natural resources, particularly oil, which were of great interest to the British. The discovery of vast oil reserves in the southwestern province of Khuzestan heightened Britain's desire to exert influence over Persia and safeguard its economic interests. Control over Persian oil fields would provide the British Empire with a valuable resource and secure its dominance in the global energy market.
3. Persian Domestic Politics: Internal power struggles and a weakened central authority in Persia further contributed to the outbreak of war. The Persian Shah, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, faced opposition from various factions within his own country. The British, capitalizing on these divisions, exploited the political turmoil to advance their agenda and gain a stronger foothold in Persia.
Events of the Anglo-Persian War:
1. British Naval Blockade: In response to Persian attempts to nationalize their telegraph system, the British initiated a naval blockade of Persian ports in 1856. This blockade severely impacted Persian trade and demonstrated Britain's military superiority.
2. Siege of Herat: The strategic city of Herat, located near the Persian-Afghan border, was a point of contention between the British and Persians. The British supported the defense of Herat against Persian forces, effectively escalating the conflict.
3. Occupation of Bushehr and Khuzestan: British forces, under the command of Major General Sir James Outram, captured the important Persian port of Bushehr and the oil-rich province of Khuzestan. These territorial gains provided the British with greater control over Persian affairs.
Consequences of the Anglo-Persian War:
1. Treaty of Paris: The war concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1857. The treaty reaffirmed Persian sovereignty but imposed several concessions on Persia. Persia was required to cede certain territories and grant commercial and legal privileges to Britain. This unequal treaty further weakened Persia's position and reinforced British dominance in the region.
2. British Influence and Control: The Anglo-Persian War solidified British influence over Persia's domestic and foreign policies. Britain maintained a significant military presence and gained substantial economic concessions, including control over Iran's customs revenues. These concessions deepened British economic penetration and exploitation of Persian resources.
3. Precursor to Future Conflicts: The Anglo-Persian War set the stage for future conflicts and interventions in Persia. The war highlighted the vulnerability of Persia and intensified rivalries among European powers seeking to exert control over the region. This paved the way for subsequent conflicts, including the Anglo-Russian Convention of
1907 and the eventual establishment of British and Russian spheres of influence in Persia.
Conclusion:
The Anglo-Persian War was a result of complex geopolitical rivalries, economic interests, and power struggles in the 19th century. The war showcased the expansionist ambitions of the British Empire and the vulnerability of Persia as it faced internal divisions and external pressures. The consequences of this conflict were profound, as it established a precedent for foreign interventions in Persia and contributed to the shaping of the region's political landscape. The echoes of the Anglo-Persian War can still be felt in the modern-day geopolitical dynamics of the Middle East.
@@MarloTheBlueberry You should post that on your channel mate, that was impressive. That's all your own take?
No. Don't allow me to take the credit (I know very little of history, anyway)ChatGPT wrote it. I had nothing to do with it, so don't think I am that smart. (I really am not) However, I can write like that if you give me a topic that I know a bit about. For example, I can write a huge essay on science, and its applications in everyday life. Again, I did not write this, so don't make the credit go to me. Thanks for your understanding.
I could've written a similar essay to that, but I was in a hurry. Given time, I could've made it. Thank you for your understanding. (and no, the replies aren't ChatGPT responses)
And furthermore, it was mostly a joke. I had no intentions of being serious (but the essay is all facts, anyway)
Pls map the South African Border War
While this is considered a loss for Iran they actually did end up gaining territory as a result from the war regardless, begs the question if it’s really a strategic defeat
They didn’t gain territory they had to give up land.
@@EmperorTigerstar The British forced the Imam of Muscat to give territorial concessions that was what I was referring to
@@EmperorTigerstar the Sultanate of Muscat who later became the Sultanate of Oman after unifying with the Imamate of Oman ruled some parts of Iranian coastline as we can see on this map too. They gained in when they were building a naval empire in the Swahili coast of East Africa and the Persian gulf and while Iran was weak, fighting civil wars in 1700s.
Britain was allied with Muscat and had them fight alongside as one of many ways to pressure Iran to sue for peace. Sometime after the peace treaty Muscat gave those lands back to Iran.
Less gooo finally
How far are you on your North America history video?
I can't even BEGIN to imagine how hard it must have been to map this, and the people that've died in this war. Respect to the War Veterans of this war, they really deserve a break.
As an iranian you dont know the great stories from this war,this is just a map but if you hear the stories about this war especially about raisali delvary,you're gonna love this war
Khanlar Mirza😎
Next do the anglo Tanzanian war: every week
Now do the huescar-Denmark war
Hey can you do the Third Punic War from the fall of Carthage until the peace treaty pls? (Peace treaty was signed in like the 2000s as symbolic)
HA
Can you tell me what the name of Makran was before it became a princely state? Sultanate? Emirate?
The British were scary back then. Too bad they're a shell of their former self.
Ottoman persian wars or maybe a persian war in indian next
This was training for Afghanistan
Man you should have gone with a ww1 iran timelapse or something else like tye russo persian conflict
He did the russo persian wars
Still more exciting war than Russo-Ukraine one
the longest war in history
Qajar🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷
can you make history of iran ?
Plz do the second Serbian revolution until 1837
Did Britian actually care about Afghanistan or they just wanted an excuse?
Herat was not in Afghanistan, dumbo.
It was mostly because Britain was paranoid that Persia's annexation of Herat was a sign that Tehran was cozying up to the Russians, so they did what any sensible empire did and went to war to keep that from happening... and it didn't work.
Neither they just didn't like anything good happening to people who weren't them
It was an excuse, but Persia would have the last laugh as they beat the British in most encounters despite being outnumbered.
Oh okay so the point of the war was re-establishment of the status quo
Qajar is Azerbaijan-Turcoman?
Yes Azerbaijani turkic origin
@@beneficialhistory I'm sure you'd be shocked that these people, their official language, the institutions, and the letters they've written were all in Farsi. So stop bullshitting that it's a Turkic empire. Nobody cares about the rulers' origins; they look at what the rulers considered their Dynasty to be. Heck, even some Ottoman rulers had Iranian origins. The Byzantines themselves were Greeks, but they considered their empire to be Roman and identified as Romans. It's that simple.
Take Cleopatra, for example. Her origins were Macedonian Greek, but she became the Pharaoh of Egypt. And to this day, it's considered a part of Egypt's history. So, learn a thing or two before you talk nonsense.
@@Iranvardancope
@@Iranvardan thx g
The make the history of Mexico
Why is Iran missing its southern eastern province?
Baluchistan was independent at that point. It would later be partitioned between Iran and British India.
Common british L
next do western fron of ww1 how it looks like from mars
*blue planet turns red for 4 years*
There was a time when most of Asia was either Russian or British.
turkey crying in a corner
Cool
i dont understand iran 1856 against world empire the english empire should have won this easily
Iam Iranian iran loss harat but the Britain give iran the some of the land before they got them from iran
The Last turkic dynasty ruled İran 😢
Safavid Empire
Hello
👍
Good
Bahrain and Herat Must Back To Iran 🇮🇷
Must return Baluchistan to Baluchi and return Kurdistan to Kurds
@@AL_AFGHANI1
And Afkonistan to Iran
Indeed. And add Mughan while we're at it. Let's ditch the whole theocracy though, huh?
Herat belongs to Afghanistan
Why? Chain
No im good
Why⛓Why⛓Why⛓Why⛓Why⛓Why⛓Why⛓Why⛓Why⛓Why⛓Why⛓Why
Why?
mm no thanks
@@algerianfishbeater why!
Great, another for nothing :(
West calls its anglo persian while qajars were turkic origin and most of their rulers didn't even know 1 word in farsi lol
Russian-Ottoman borders in Armenia is WRONG.
How?
@@occam7382 It is just the Soviet-Turkish borders, but in 1850s the Igdir , Surmalu province was part of Russian Empire .
Herat belongs to Iran
Actually Anglo-Turcoman war not is Anglo-Persian war Qajar was a Turcomans
Most sane Turk nationalist
He did not possess the sacral charisma enjoyed by the descendants of FATH ALI SHAH MUHAMMAD SHAH Shah IsmaiI, but he stressed his family's links with the heroic past of the Oghuz, with the migrations of the Turkmens in the days of the Il-Khans and the Aq Quyunlu, and with the age of Qizilbash hegemony. Court chroniclers lent their eloquence to the historicity of this tribal heritage.
Hambly, G. (1991). IRAN DURING THE REIGNS OF FATH ‘Alī SHāH AND MUHAMMAD SHāH. In P. Avery, G. Hambly, & C. Melville (Eds.), The Cambridge History of Iran (The Cambridge History of Iran, pp. 144-173). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Turk😂
@@ermia4886 The Qajar dynasty stemmed from Turkic tribal groups that entered the Iranian plateau after the eleventh century. The Qajar tribe achieved histori cal visibility during the Safavid period (1501-1722) as part of the Qizilbash confederacy that brought the Safavids to power. Two of its branches, the Qavanlu and Davallu, emerged as contenders for the throne after the down fall of the Safavids and the assassination of Nadir Shah Afshar in 1747. Almost half a century later, in 1794, Agha Muhammad Khan, from the Qavanlu branch, became the territory's unchallenged ruler, having defeated his diverse Davallu, Afshar, and Zand rivals. He chose the town of Tehran, close to the ancestral home of the Qajar tribe in Gorgan, as his capital.
Many salient features of the kingdom that Agha Muhammad Khan came to rule were similar to those of previous Turkic kingdoms. The military was composed almost entirely of a Turkish-speaking tribal elite and its follow ers. Turkish was the unofficial spoken language of the dynasty's members until the end of the nineteenth century.
@@foakjljrwajkltawtrawtwa441 Yes,Qajars proud of turkic Ancestors
First!
Qajar dynasty is turkic.
It is, but they rule over Persia.
@@BoDAssassinnah it's iranian azerbaijani's are just mad they got no empires
@@based-iranian Oghuz Turks found more empires and ruled more lands compare to Persians
Long live Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty stemmed from Turkic tribal groups that entered the Iranian plateau after the eleventh century. The Qajar tribe achieved histori cal visibility during the Safavid period (1501-1722) as part of the Qizilbash confederacy that brought the Safavids to power. Two of its branches, the Qavanlu and Davallu, emerged as contenders for the throne after the down fall of the Safavids and the assassination of Nadir Shah Afshar in 1747. Almost half a century later, in 1794, Agha Muhammad Khan, from the Qavanlu branch, became the territory's unchallenged ruler, having defeated his diverse Davallu, Afshar, and Zand rivals. He chose the town of Tehran, close to the ancestral home of the Qajar tribe in Gorgan, as his capital.
Many salient features of the kingdom that Agha Muhammad Khan came to rule were similar to those of previous Turkic kingdoms. The military was composed almost entirely of a Turkish-speaking tribal elite and its follow ers. Turkish was the unofficial spoken language of the dynasty's members until the end of the nineteenth century.
Beck, L. and Nashat, G., 2004. Women in Iran from 1800 to the Islamic Republic. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, p.5.
Wow so boring
Pls Pin me if I'm the first comment
no you arent at all
@@algerianfishbeater ok
Kinda boring
Most wars during this time weren't very eventful
Plz also do the 1941 Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
زنده باد ایران زمین
glory to persia
Iran -Taliban border conflict 1857😂