Rob
2018-04-06 23:53:55 UTC
What would it take for Persia to be able to conquer and hold Mesopotamia in a 19th century war, probably in coalition with others (Russia in the 1870s or 1820s, or with Muhammad Ali in between, for example)?
If Persia was never sufficiently armed, organized or motivated to attack the Ottomans while others were attacking it, how many decades before these "opportunities" emerged would things need to change internally in Persia?
As far as results are concerned, conquest of any or all of the Basra, Baghdad or Mosul vilayets meets the terms of the challenge.
If Persia was never sufficiently armed, organized or motivated to attack the Ottomans while others were attacking it, how many decades before these "opportunities" emerged would things need to change internally in Persia?
As far as results are concerned, conquest of any or all of the Basra, Baghdad or Mosul vilayets meets the terms of the challenge.