gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_siege
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:City_of_Herat
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased British influence in Afghanistan
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gptkbp:belligerent
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Monarch
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gptkbp:casualties
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significant casualties
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Sir_John_Keane
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gptkbp:community_impact
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increased tensions between Britain and Persia
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gptkbp:conflict
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British control of Herat
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gptkbp:date
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1856-1857
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gptkbp:defense
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Persian forces
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gptkbp:diplomatic_relations
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gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1856)
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 6 months
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Great_Game
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gptkbp:historical_event
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19th century conflict
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Siege of Herat (1856-1857)
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Fath_Ali_Shah
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Nott
gptkb:Lord_Ellenborough
gptkb:Sir_John_Keane
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Herat,_Afghanistan
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkb:Persian_Army
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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siege warfare
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gptkbp:outcome
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Persian withdrawal
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:significance
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highlighted British imperial interests
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control of trade routes
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gptkbp:tactics
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fortifications of Herat
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