Excerpt from Anglo-Russian Rivalry in Asia Before the Crimean War1. Relations of England and.russia to Persia. A. Succession to the Throne. 2. Persian Aggressions, 1833-1836. A. Causes and Beginnings. B. English Attitude and Diplomacy. 0. Russian Attitude and Diplomacy. 3. Progress of the Struggle, 1837-1838. A. Kandahar and Cabul. B. Further Russian Intrigues. 0. British Attempts to Negotiate. (1) At St. Petersburg. (8) At Teheran. D. The Diplomatic Break. 4. English-afghan War, 1838-1842. 5. The Expedition against Khiva. 6. Agreement of 1844. V anglo-russian rivalry over asiatic possessions, 1844-1854. 1. Outbreak of Crimean War. 2. England's Reasons for Allying with Turkey.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.