ID: 901001594 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001594	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Anglo-Persian War (British-Iranian history, 1856-1857)

Note: War between British and Qajar-ruled Persian forces over territory in Afghanistan. The Persians had attempted to gain control leading to battle, as the British were attempting to offset any Russian threats close to India.

Display Date: 1856-1857

Names:

	Anglo-Persian War (British-Iranian history, 1856-1857) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Anglo-Iranian War (British-Iranian history, 1856-1857) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<Asian history> (P)
		........Persian history (P)
		............Anglo-Persian War (British-Iranian history, 1856-1857) (P)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... war
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	actor is .... Iran
	.....(Asia) (TGN)

	actor is .... United Kingdom
	.....(Europe) (TGN)

	actor is .... Qajar (Qajar cultural designation)
	.....(Unknown People by Culture) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Anglo-Persian War (British-Iranian history, 1856-1857)
	................Ward, Immortal: A Military History of Iran (2009) 80
	................Encyclopaedia Iranica [online], 2016- accessed 18 October 2016
	Anglo-Iranian War (British-Iranian history, 1856-1857)
	................Encyclopaedia Iranica [online], 2016- accessed 18 October 2016

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Ward, Immortal: A Military History of Iran (2009) 79-81
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Persian_War#/media/File:Kooshab.jpg
	................ Encyclopaedia Iranica [online], 2016- accessed 18 October 2016