Shirvan 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 1749: The Shirvan 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. Russo-Persian Wars

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

1.1.Persian Expedition of 1796

Was a Russian military campaign in Persia.

July 1796: In June, Russian General Zubov's troops took most of northern Azerbaijan without resistance, including the Baku, Shirvan, and Ganja khanates.

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.

1.2.Russo-Persian War (1804-13)

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

December 1805: In November Tsitsianov marched east toward Baku, en route accepting the submission of the Shirvan Khanate.