Erivan Khanate (Persia)

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Was one of the many polities that emerged in Caucasus as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia. Nominally, it was still a vassal of Persia.

Establishment

January 1748: The Erivan Khanate (Persia) formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Adel Shah

Expansion during the rule of Adel Shah of Afsharid Iran.

2. Russo-Persian Wars

Were a series of wars between Persia and Russia in the period 1651-1828.

2.1.Russo-Persian War (1804-13)

Was a war between the Russian Empire and Qajar Persia over territorial disputes in the Caucasus.

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: Persian forces withdrew to Yerevan.

January 1805: Siege of Yerevan.

January 1805: Russian forces led by Gudovich end the siege of Echmiadzin due to a lack of troops.

January 1809: Russian forces took Echmiadzrin.

2.2.Russo-Persian War (1826-28)

Was a military conflict between the Russian Empire and Persia over territories in southern Caucasus.

October 1827: Yerevan fell to the Erivan Khanate.