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March or April 1838, Saint Petersburg had become concerned about a possible British reaction and had decided to recall Simonich. Communications were so slow that the message did not reach Herat until June. McNeill reported that the Persian troops were suffering and that the siege would have to be abandoned if the supply situation did not improve. The besieged were also in difficulties. At one point, 600 elderly men, women and children were driven out of the city to save food. Both sides fired on them until the Persians let them pass.
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On June 24, 1838, the Persians attacked at five points but only managed to breach the wall at the southeast corner. Fighting ebbed back and forth for an hour. Kaye said that Pottinger and Yar Mohammed were at the breach, encouraging the troops. When Yar Mohammed began to lose courage, Pottinger physically drove him forward. Yar Mohammed then rushed like a madman to the hindmost troops, and the whole body poured out of the breach and drove the Persians away from the wall.
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By June 7, 1838, Count Simonich had gained such influence with the shah that McNeill felt forced to return to Teheran. Simonich cast aside his diplomatic role and took over the management of the siege. When Simonich received word of his recall on June 22, he ordered an immediate assault on the city.
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man named Kamran, though his vizier Yar Mohammed exercised the real political power. Soon there were rumors that a large Persian force, led by the shah with Russian advisors, was advancing on Herat. Kamran hurried back to his capital and began strengthening its defenses. Pottinger presented himself
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In April 1838, John McNeill and Count Simonich arrived at the shah's camp and worked at cross purposes. At one point, McNeill threatened the shah with war if Herat were taken. He persuaded the shah to cancel a planned assault, doing this deliberately to reduce the morale of the Persian troops. By
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The siege began on November 23 or November 24, 1837 when the new shah, Mohammad Mirza, arrived before Herat. Iranians dug trenches around the city, slowly moving towards the walls in order to stay out of sight of the Herati sharpshooters. The shah tried to convince the Heratis to surrender rather
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Even though he captured Qala-e Naw, the Sunni confederation remained out of reach for the Persians. By this time winter had arrived, the severe cold and frost taking their toll on the Asef al-Dowleh's men. This made it impossible for him to winter in Qala-e Naw, especially with a powerful enemy
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In July 1837, the Iranian army began the march towards Herat. Mohammad Shah planned to use the conquest of Herat in order to extend his influence up to the Amu Darya river and strike back against the rulers of Khiva, Badghis, and Bukhara, who had allied with Herat and their raids into Khorasan
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Following the defeat of the Jamshidis, Sher Mohammad Khan Hazara decided it would be best to retreat into the Dasht-i Tahaboy, a limestone tableland in the Nakhjaristan plateau and far from the Asef al-Dowleh's forces. Lee reports that by this time, the Sunni confederates at
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to the Persian camp with a threatening message (August 11, 1838). The shah backed down and on September 9 the siege was lifted. Under British pressure, the Russians recalled Count Simonich and Jan Prosper Witkiewicz, claiming they had exceeded their instructions.
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The path the army took was extremely narrow and slippery, making it hard for the army to press through and perfectly suited for guerilla warfare. Indeed, the Sunni confederation took advantage of this to set an ambush. A few miles south of
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to Kamran's Vizier, Yar Mohammed, and was accepted as an adviser. Pottinger stiffened the defences of Herat and despite the presence of the Russian advisers the siege lasted eight months. The Afghans had around 22,000 infantry and cavalry.
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tribes and played a crucial role in defending Herat when the city was besieged. The siege ended when neither side gained a clear advantage, the British threatened to take military action and the Russians withdrew their support.
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on October 28 or October 30, 1837. They planned a four-pronged attack, with some marching on Herat in 3 different columns, while some troops would march into Maimana and neutralize the tribes in the area.
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Sher Mohammad Khan Hazara, fearing Iranian expansion and playing on religious antagonism towards Shi'a, organized a local Sunni confederacy to aid the Heratis. The combined Sunni force coalesced at
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Meanwhile, the British government took action. Realizing the impracticality of sending a force across Afghanistan, they sent a naval expedition to the Persian Gulf and, on June 19, 1838, occupied
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seems to have been the only historian to cover this event in any significant detail, recognizing its importance towards the defeat of the Iranian army in Herat.
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nearby that could use the terrain to their advantage. Therefore, after 10 days of resting in the town, the Asef al-Dowleh made the decision to push on and seize
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The day after the shah left Herat, orders were given to the Indian Army to assemble for an invasion which would later provoke the
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Kohandil Khan of Qandahar seized the opportunity to come to terms with the Iranians and take the towns of
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The Afghan-Iranian Conflict Over Herat Province and European Intervention, 1796-1863: A Reinterpretation
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A heroic version of Pottinger's activities comes from "History of the War in Afghanistan" by Sir
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and began to harass the Iranian army. In response, the shah sent the governor of Khorasan,
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The History of Afghanistan (6 vol. set): Fayż Muḥammad Kātib Hazārah's Sirāj al-tawārīkh
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The Sariq Turkmens of Merv and the Khanate of Khiva in the Early Nineteenth Century
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The 'Ancient Supremacy': Bukhara, Afghanistan & the Battle for Balkh, 1731–1901
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The "Ancient Supremacy": Bukhara, Afghanistan, and the Battle for Balkh, 1731-1901
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The "Ancient Supremacy": Bukhara, Afghanistan and the Battle for Balkh, 1731–1901
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The Pearl in Its Midst: Herat and the Mapping of Khurasan (15th-19th Centuries)
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John Carl Nelson "The Siege of Herat", St. Cloud State University, May 1976.
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depopulated much of the province. The Persian Army coalesced at the city of
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than endure an actual siege, as a result the city was not besieged.
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Mohammad Shah tasked Mohammad Khan, Amir-e Tuman, with conquering
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lacquer book cover depicting preparations for the Siege of Herat.
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but retreated afterwards as there was no military advantage.
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McChesney, Robert; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi (2012-12-19).
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area of the greater Persian Empire. In 1747, the Afghan
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Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics
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Siege between Qajar Iran and the Principality of Herat
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A History of Afghanistan, from 1793 A.D. to 1865 A.D
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Qajar
Herat
Afghanistan
34°22′25.86″N 62°10′45.05″E / 34.3738500°N 62.1791806°E / 34.3738500; 62.1791806
Emirate of Herat
East India Company
British Empire
Aimaq tribesmen
Maimana Khanate
Andkhui Khanate
Sheberghan Khanate
Sar-i Pul Khanate

Bukhara Emirate
Khiva Khanate
Persia
Russian Empire

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