Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907

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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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Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 canonical 11
Anglo-Russian Entente 4

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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 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 ⓘ
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 Anglo-French Entente of 1904 ⓘ
linked to: Entente Cordiale
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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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 Entente ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
Triple Alliance (1882) → opposedBy → Anglo-Russian Entente ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
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 Entente ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
The Great Game → hasOutcome → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ
The Great Game → endedBy → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ
Anglo-Russian alliance in World War I → hasPredecessor → Anglo-Russian Entente ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907
Franco-Russian Political Convention of 1894 → influenced → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ
Persian frontiers → shapedBy → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ
Anglo-Persian relations → relatedTo → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ
World War I in Persia → hasRelatedAgreement → Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 ⓘ