Russo-Persian Wars
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Were a series of wars between Persia and Russia in the period 1651-1828.
Chronology
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Was a war between the Russian Empire and Safavid Iran, triggered by the Tsar's attempt to expand Russian influence in the Caspian and Caucasus regions.
July 1723: After a long siege, on 26 June 1723 Russian General Matyushkin took the Iranian town of Baku.
June 1724: The Treaty of Constantinople (1724) concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire, dividing large portions of the Safavid Iran between them. Iranian lands located on the east of the conjunction of the rivers Kurosh (Kur) and Aras were given to the Russians. These comprised the provinces in northern mainland Iran (Gilan, Mazandaran and Astrabad), the territories in Dagestan (amongst which Derbent), as well as Baku and the territory surrounding it in the Shirvan province.
March 1735: The Treaty of Ganja concluded between the Russian Empire and Iran established a defensive alliance against the Ottoman Empire. The Russian government agreed to return the remaining territories in the North Caucasus and South Caucasus, including Derbend and Baku, that had been conquered by Peter I in the 1720s.
August 1722: In 1722, Peter the Great of Russia made a state entry into Tarki, the capital of the Shamkhalate of Tarki, as part of the Russian Empire's military occupation of the territory. This event marked the beginning of Russian control over the region.
September 1722: The Khan of Derbent, Shahgulu Khan, offered Peter the Great, the Tsar of Russia, the keys to the city on August 23, 1722. This event marked the beginning of the Russian Empire's military occupation of Utemish, Derbent.
March 1723: The Russian Empire captured Rasht.
August 1723: Shirvan conquered by russia.
August 1723: Caspain Coast of Persia conquered by russia.
September 1723: The Treaty of Saint Petersburg concluded the Russo-Persian War of 1722-1723 between Imperial Russia and Safavid Iran. It ratified for Iran's forced ceding of its territories in the North Caucasus, South Caucasus, and contemporary mainland Northern Iran, comprising Derbent, Baku, the respective surrounding lands of Shirvan, as well as the provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, and Astarabad.
June 1724: Treaty of Constantinople (1724) was a treaty concluded on 24 June 1724 between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire, dividing large portions of the territory of mutually neighbouring Safavid Iran between them.
The lands on the west went to the Ottomans,[3] comprising large parts of Iranian Azerbaijan (incl. Ardabil and Tabriz), Hamadan, Kermanshah, and much of the rest of Iranian-ruled Transcaucasia (encompassing modern-day Georgia and Armenia).
January 1732: The Treaty of Resht was signed between the Russian Empire and Safavid Empire at Rasht on 21 January 1732. According to this treaty Russia waived its claim to any territory south of the Kura River. This included return of the provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, and Astrabad, conquered by Peter I in the early 1720s.
January 1726: Expansion of the Russian Empire by 1725 (based on maps).
August 1722: The flotilla arrived at the mouth of the Sulak on 27 July 1722.
Was a Russian military campaign in Persia.
January 1797: After Russian empress Catherine the Great died that month and Paul succeeded her on the throne, the Russian army under general Valerian Zubov was recalled from Persia.
May 1796: Russia conquered the fortress of Derbent on May 10th, 1796.
July 1796: In June, Russian General Zubov's troops took most of northern Azerbaijan without resistance, including the Baku, Shirvan, and Ganja khanates.
December 1796: In November the Russians reached the confluence of the Aras and the Kura.
Was a war between the Russian Empire and Qajar Persia over territorial disputes in the Caucasus.
January 1805: Siege of Yerevan.
January 1805: The war in 1804 began when Russian commanders Ivan Gudovich and Paul Tsitsianov attacked the Persian settlement of Echmiadzin, leading to the territory falling under Russian military occupation. Echmiadzin is a historic city in Armenia, known for being the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
January 1805: Russian forces led by Gudovich end the siege of Echmiadzin due to a lack of troops.
January 1805: Persian forces withdrew to Yerevan.
April 1805: The Shuragel Sultanate, a small area at the junction of Georgia, the Yerevan Khanate and Turkey and included the militarily important town of Gyumri, wa taken.
May 1805: The Karabakh Khanate became a vassal of Russia.
May 1805: The Shaki Khanate submitted to Russia.
July 1805: The Persians occupied the Askeran Fortress at the mouth of a valley that leads from the plain southwest to Shusha, the capital of Karabakh.
December 1805: In November Tsitsianov marched east toward Baku, en route accepting the submission of the Shirvan Khanate.
January 1806: Russian forces pushed east into Persia almost to the Caspian.
March 1806: On 8 February 1806 Russian General Pavel Tsitsianov was murdered while accepting the surrender of Baku. He was succeeded by General Karl Heinrich von Knorring, who led the Russian forces to take control of the Baku Khanate and other territories in the region.
January 1809: Russian forces took Echmiadzrin.
October 1812: Battle of Aslanduz.
January 1813: Storming of Lankaran.
October 1813: By the Treaty of Gulistan Persia recognized Russian possession of all the Khanates it held and gave up all pretensions to Dagestan and Georgia.
January 1804: In 1803, the newly appointed commander of Russian forces in the Caucasus, Paul Tsitsianov, attacked Ganja and captured its citadel.
January 1809: Abbas Mirza was defeated south of Lake Shirvan and Nakhichevan, or some part of it, was occupied.
January 1807: Russian forces capture the Caspian Coast.
October 1813: Final annexation of the Shamkhalate of Tarki and other territories of Dagestan into Russia was concluded by the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813.
Was a military conflict between the Russian Empire and Persia over territories in southern Caucasus.
February 1828: The Treaty of Turkmenchay was signed by Russia and Persia. The two Azerbaijani khanates of Yerevan and Nakhichevan were awarded to Russia.
November 1827: Urmia was occupied by Russian forces led by General Ivan Paskevich. The city of Ardebil surrendered to the Russians shortly after.
September 1826: In 1826, a 35,000-strong army led by Abbas Mirza, the Crown Prince of Persia, invaded the territories of Karabakh and Talysh.
October 1827: Yerevan fell to the Erivan Khanate.
October 1827: By 13 October the Russians were a few miles from Tabriz. The garrison fled, driven out, it is said, by the inhabitants. The gates were opened and the ancient and wealthy city of 60,000 inhabitants was occupied without opposition.
June 1827: The Nakhichevan Khanate became a Russian province.
