Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
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Fath-Ali Shah Qajar was the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran. He reigned from 17 June 1797 until his death on 24 October 1834. His reign saw the irrevocable ceding of Iran's northern territories in the Caucasus, comprising what is nowadays Georgia, Dagestan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, to the Russian Empire following the Russo-Persian Wars of 1804–1813 and 1826–1828 and the resulting treaties of Gulistan and Turkmenchay. Historian Joseph M. Upton says that he "is famous among Iranians for three things: his exceptionally long beard, his wasp-like waist, and his progeny."
The siege of Ganja Fortress in 1804 during the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) by the Russian forces under leadership of general Pavel Tsitsianov.
General Gardane, with colleagues Jaubert and Joanin, at the Persian court of Fath-Ali Shah in 1808.
Battle of Ganja, 1826, Franz Roubaud. Part of the collection of the Museum for History, Baku.
The Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 was the last major military conflict between the Russian Empire and Qajar Iran, which was fought over territorial disputes in the South Caucasus region.
Contemporary illustration of the Battle of Ganja
Portrait of the Iranian crown prince Abbas Mirza, who commanded the Iranian forces
Painting of the Capture of Erivan, made by Franz Roubaud in 1893