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The Herat Question: Persia's 19th-Century Afghan Obsession

The Herat Question: Persia's 19th-Century Afghan Obsession

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In 1837, the Qajar army of Muhammad Shah Qajar marched on Herat, the ancient city that Persia had long claimed. The siege lasted nearly a year, and its outcome would reshape the map of Central Asia. This episode looks at the battle from the Persian perspective: why the Qajar shahs were so fixated on Herat, how the British intervention derailed their plans, and what the siege revealed about the limits of Persian power. We discuss the role of the Russian envoy Count Simonich, the British agent Eldred Pottinger, and the young vizier Yar Muhammad Khan who held the city. And we consider the broader question: was Herat ever truly Persian, and what did that mean for the people who lived there? #Herat1838 #Qajar #MuhammadShahQajar #EldredPottinger #YarMuhammadKhan #GreatGame #SiegeOfHerat #PersianEmpire #AfghanistanHistory #BritishEmpire #RussianEmpire #Simonich #Khorasan #19thCentury #Diplomacy #MilitaryHistory #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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