Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853

Persian Gulf history

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The Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853 was an agreement in the Persian Gulf where coastal tribes, specifically the Qawasim, committed to ending hostilities at sea with the British. This truce was a continuation of earlier agreements made in 1835, aiming to establish peace in the region's maritime activities. The Persian Gulf, historically known as Persia's gulf due to the prominence of the Persian Achaemenian Empire, is a vital waterway connecting the oil-rich Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It remains a critical chokepoint for global oil and liquefied natural gas exports.123

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…by the terms of the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853, and maritime warring was greatly reduced. In the late 19th century the Ottoman Empire, as suzerain of much of the Arabian Peninsula, sporadically maintained a garrison at Doha. After Qatar became a British protected state in 1916, a British political…
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…by the terms of the Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853, and maritime warring was greatly reduced. In the late 19th century the Ottoman Empire, as suzerain of much of the Arabian Peninsula, sporadically maintained a garrison at Doha. After Qatar became a British protected state in 1916, a British political…
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