Anglo-Persian Treaty of 1801 explained

The Anglo-Persian Treaty of 1801 was signed between the English diplomat John Malcolm and the Shah of Persia Fath Ali Shah in 1801. The Treaty was proposed at the initiative of Great Britain in order to reinforce the Western border of British India, following the threat of French invasion during the Campaign of Egypt.^[1]

The treaty was also a response to the Russian conquest of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti and annexation of Georgia in 1800–1801, which was a major concern of Qajar Iran and Britain (due to India).^[2]

The Treaty offered English support against Russia and trade advantages, and explicitly provided against French intervention in Persia:^[3]

See also

• Iran – United Kingdom relations
• Franco-Persian alliance

References

Bibliography

• Amini, Iradj (2000). Napoleon and Persia: Franco-Persian relations under the First Empire. Washington, D.C.: Taylor & Francis. .

Notes and References

1. Iradj Amini, p.41
2. Book: Bournoutian, George . From the Kur to the Aras: A Military History of Russia's Move into the South Caucasus and the First Russo-Iranian War, 1801-1813 . 2020-12-29 . BRILL . 978-90-04-44516-1 . 28 . en.
3. Iradj Amini, p.41-46