The western frontier between Persia and the Ottoman Empire was long a source of disputed claims by each. Supposedly setlled under the Treaty of Ezerum of 1847 in reality it took a further seventy years to settle the details. This was achieved by the Turco-Persian Frontier Commission. Ernest Hubbard was Secretary to the Commission and and a key factor in its success. From the Gulf to Ararat is his account of the Commission and of the regions through which they travelled. Often amusing but always informative it reveals the realities of making a boundary in practice and the need to be aware of...
The western frontier between Persia and the Ottoman Empire was long a source of disputed claims by each. Supposedly setlled under the Treaty of Ezerum...
