Persian Campaign
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The Persian campaign or invasion of Iran was a series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire, British Empire and Russian Empire in various areas of what was then neutral Qajar Iran, beginning in December 1914 and ending with the Armistice of Mudros on 30 October 1918, as part of the Middle Eastern Theatre of World War I. The fighting also involved local Persian units, who fought against the Entente and Ottoman forces in Iran. The conflict proved to be a devastating experience for Persia. Over 2 million Persian civilians died in the conflict, mostly due to the Persian famine of 1917–1919, influenced by British and Russian actions. The Qajar government's inability to maintain the country's sovereignty during and immediately after the First World War led to a coup d'état in 1921 and Reza Shah's establishment of the Pahlavi dynasty.
1914 — 1918
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Location: 35.7, 51.4167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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M 115 carte de la Perse front Caucase
M 130 13 Turcs à Ourmiah
A letter from Archbishop Nerses Melik-Tangian of Tabriz to Crown Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar, Tabriz, Iran, ca. 1918
Sardar Tower
Political map showing different local tribal regions and alliances in the Bushehr area, 1915
"Les Russes à Ispahan" by Eugène Damblans in Le Petit Journal, 23 April 1916
British troops in Hamadan under command of Lionel Dunsterville| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| area | region | 1736 | Afsharid Empire | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1796 | Qajar Iran | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 651 | Battle of Ray | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 811 | Battle of Ray | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 940 | Battle of Iskhabad | Ziyarid dynasty, Samanid Empire, Firuzanids, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1220 | Siege of of Ray | Mongol Empire, siege, Khwarazmian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1908 | 1908 Tehran bombardment | bombardment, Persian Cossack Brigade | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1914 | Persian Campaign | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1915 | Battle of Robat Karim | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1953 | August 16, 1953 attempted coup d'état in Iran | military coup, attempted coup d'état | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | Israeli attack on the Iranian Red Crescent Society in Tehran | war crime, airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | Israeli attack on Gisha, Tehran | drone warfare | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2025 | Israeli attack on Evin Prison | airstrike | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1059 | Battle of Ray | civil war, battle, Seljuk Empire | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1915 | Jungle Movement of Gilan | civil war, rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1917 | Russian Civil War | Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, civil war, White movement, Leon Trotsky, Red Army, armed conflict, Joseph Stalin, Australia, Vladimir Lenin | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1981 | Defense Industries Organization | arms industry, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | military branch | 1985 | Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | air force | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 2008 | Marine Industries Organization | shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Martyrs Museum (Tehran) | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1971 | Air Force Museum of Iran | aviation museum, military museum, Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2020 | National Aerospace Park | military museum, exhibition | Wikidata |
| commons | image | M 115 carte de la Perse front Caucase | Commons | ||
| commons | image | M 130 13 Turcs à Ourmiah | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A letter from Archbishop Nerses Melik-Tangian of Tabriz to Crown Prince Mohammad Hassan Mirza Qajar, Tabriz, Iran, ca. 1918 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sardar Tower | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Political map showing different local tribal regions and alliances in the Bushehr area, 1915 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | "Les Russes à Ispahan" by Eugène Damblans in Le Petit Journal, 23 April 1916 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | British troops in Hamadan under command of Lionel Dunsterville | Commons | ||
