British occupation of Bushehr

The British occupied Bushehr, or Bushire, three times when British forces entered Bushehr during the rule of the Qajar dynasty, before and during World War I. == Background == According to Encyclopædia Iranica, the British East India Company had a presence in Bushehr since 1763 due to its commercial importance. Later, due to the interference of the Iranian ruler Karim Khan Zand, the Company concentrated on the port of Basra, but following the capture of Basra by Karim Khan Zand, in 1778 the British re-established their commercial base in the Persian Gulf in Bushehr and continued to increase their influence in the Gulf for about a century.

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