Persian campaign

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The Persian campaign was a World War I military operation in Iran involving clashes among Russian, Ottoman, British, and local forces over strategic control of the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I campaign
military campaign
affected Persian tribal societies
Qajar dynasty
linked to: Qajar Iran
alsoKnownAs Iranian front of World War I
Persian Campaign of World War I
linked to: Persian campaign
belligerent British Indian Army
German Empire
Ottoman Empire
Qajar Iran
Russian Empire
United Kingdom
local tribal forces in Iran
conflict World War I
endTime 1918
hasCause competition for influence over Qajar Iran
protection of oil supplies and trade routes
strategic importance of Persia in World War I
involved British Indian Expeditionary forces
linked to: British Indian Army

German military missions in Persia
Ottoman Third Army
Russian Caucasus Army
location Iran
Persia
objective control of strategic routes in Persia
denial of Persian territory to enemy forces
protection of British interests in the Persian Gulf
securing oil fields in southwestern Persia
opponent German Empire
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
United Kingdom
partOf Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
relatedTo Caucasus campaign
Mesopotamian campaign
Sinai and Palestine campaign
result civilian hardship in affected regions of Iran
continued foreign influence in Iran after World War I
significant disruption to Iranian internal affairs
startTime 1914
theatreOfOperations Caucasus front
Mesopotamian front
linked to: Tigris Front

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Hindu–German Conspiracy hasComponent Persian campaign for Indian revolution
linked to: Persian campaign
Persian campaign alsoKnownAs Persian Campaign of World War I
linked to: Persian campaign
Caucasus Front relatedTheatre Persian Campaign (World War I)
linked to: Persian campaign