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Its 1885 and Russian forces have seized large swaths of Afghan territory and are moving rapidly south, towards Kabul. The British have made several repeated attempts to halt the advance with diplomacy but have met with hostility on the Russian side. Tsar Alexander, having had enough of British designs on the region, has declared himself protector of all Persian peoples and declared that his army will soon dip its feet in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. With the imminent seizure of the Afghan capital the British march a large contigent from their Indian holdings to meet the Russians. It is too late however as the Russians have had time to move in a large force and dig in around strategic positions. After several pitched battles, Russian forces defend their gains and push on. By the following year they have taken the whole of the country and have broken off all diplomatic ties with Britain while the Indus is now a heavily fortified boder zone. For the victorious Tsar, Persia, ruled by a sickly, weak-willed Shah is next on the agenda...
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