Southern Asia, 24 Dec 1911: Strangling of Persia
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Political map of South & Southwest Asia on 24 Dec 1911 (Pax Britannica: Strangling of Persia), showing the following events: Second Russian Ultimatum to Persia; Russian intervention in Persia; Delhi Durbar of 1911; 1911 Persian Coup.

I n d i a n

E m p i r e(Br. Raj)

C h i n e s e E m p i r e

R u s s i a n

E m p i r e

Chinese

Revolutionary

Alliance

Dutch
East Indies(Neth.)

French
Indochina(Fr. prot.)

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Afghanistan(Br. prot.)

Malaya(Br. prot.)

Ha'il(Ott. suz.)

Anglo-
Egyptian
Sudan(Br. adm.)

East Africa
Protectorate(Br. prot.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Italian
Somalia(It. prot.)

Nepal(Br. prot.)

Bhutan(Br. prot.)

Cyprus(Br. adm.)

Kuw.(Br. prot.)

Trucial
Oman(Br. prot.)

Andaman

&

Nicobar Is.

Kashmir(Br. Ind. prot.)

E. Bengal
& Assam

Khiva(Rus. prot.)

Bukhara(Rus. prot.)

Hyderabad(Br. Ind. prot.)

Mysore(Br. Ind. prot.)

Baluchistan(Br. Ind. agcy)

Central India(Br. Ind. agcy)

Rajputana(Br. Ind. agcy)

Maldives(Br. prot.)

(British
sphere)

Anaza(Ott. suz.)

Majerteenia(semi-indep)

Hobyo(semi-indep)

Pondichéry(Fr.)

Br.P.Gulf(Br. Ind.)

29 Nov 1911Russian ultimatum
to Persia

1–23 Dec 1911Russia invades northern
Persia to enforce its influence

12 Dec 1911Indian capital moved
to New Delhi

24 Dec 1911Coup overthrows Majlis;
Persia accepts Russian terms

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