Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857

E235068

19th-century war military conflict war

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.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Anglo-Iranian War of 1856–1857	1
Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857 canonical	1
British occupation of Bushire	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2106974 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857
Context triple: [Qajar Iran, notableEvent, Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857]

A. Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a late 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and Afghanistan that reshaped Afghan sovereignty and British influence in the region.
B. Anglo-Afghan Wars
The Anglo-Afghan Wars were a series of 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts between the British Empire and Afghanistan that shaped the latter’s modern borders and its role as a buffer state in Central Asia.
C. North-West Frontier campaigns
The North-West Frontier campaigns were a series of British military operations on the rugged borderlands between British India and Afghanistan, aimed at controlling and pacifying the fiercely independent Pashtun tribal areas.
D. Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)
The Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the forces of Muhammad Ali of Egypt that led to European intervention and ultimately curtailed Egypt’s bid for regional dominance.
E. Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857
Target entity description: 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.

A. Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a late 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and Afghanistan that reshaped Afghan sovereignty and British influence in the region.
B. Anglo-Afghan Wars
The Anglo-Afghan Wars were a series of 19th- and early 20th-century conflicts between the British Empire and Afghanistan that shaped the latter’s modern borders and its role as a buffer state in Central Asia.
C. North-West Frontier campaigns
The North-West Frontier campaigns were a series of British military operations on the rugged borderlands between British India and Afghanistan, aimed at controlling and pacifying the fiercely independent Pashtun tribal areas.
D. Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)
The Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841) was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the forces of Muhammad Ali of Egypt that led to European intervention and ultimately curtailed Egypt’s bid for regional dominance.
E. Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century war ⓘ military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Anglo-Iranian War of 1856–1857 ⓘ linked to: Anglo-Persian War 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 region ⓘ linked to: Herat Province Persian Gulf region ⓘ linked to: Persian Gulf southern Iran ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Bushire ⓘ Battle of Khushab ⓘ
notableEvent	British landing at Hallilah Bay ⓘ British occupation of Bushire ⓘ linked to: Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857
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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Qajar Iran → notableEvent → Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857 ⓘ

Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857 → notableEvent → British occupation of Bushire ⓘ

linked to: Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857

Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857 → alsoKnownAs → Anglo-Iranian War of 1856–1857 ⓘ