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Russo-Persian Wars
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The Russo-Persian Wars, or the Russo-Iranian Wars, began in 1651 and continued intermittently until 1828. They consisted of five conflicts in total, each rooted in both sides' disputed governance of t
Painting of Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty, c. 1613–1619
Painting of Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty, c. 1613–1619
Engraving from a painting of the Persian king Agha Mohammed Khan Qajar, 1815
Engraving from a painting of the Persian king Agha Mohammed Khan Qajar, 1815
First page of the Treaty of Turkmenchay between Persia and Russia, 1828
First page of the Treaty of Turkmenchay between Persia and Russia, 1828
Persian territorial losses to the Russians following the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813 and the Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828.
Persian territorial losses to the Russians following the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813 and the Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828.
Russo-Persian War (1804–1813)
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The Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 was one of the many wars between the Persian Empire and Imperial Russia, and, like many of their other conflicts, began as a territorial dispute. The new Persian kin
Russo-Persian Wars
…also at Lankaran on 13 January 1813. The Treaty of Gulistan was signed on 24 October 1813 between the Russian Empire and Persia as a conclusion to the Fourth Russo-Persian War. Persia ceded all territories north of the Aras River, including Dagestan, Mingrelia, Abkhazia, Derbent, Baku, Shaki, Quba, Talesh, Shirvan, Karabakh…
This painting by Franz Roubaud illustrates an episode near the Askerna river where the Russians managed to repel attacks by a larger Persian army for
This painting by Franz Roubaud illustrates an episode near the Askerna river where the Russians managed to repel attacks by a larger Persian army for two weeks. They made a "living bridge", so that two cannons could be transported over their bodies.
Illustration of the siege of Ganja Fortress in 1804 by Russian forces led by General Pavel Tsitsianov
Illustration of the siege of Ganja Fortress in 1804 by Russian forces led by General Pavel Tsitsianov
The Iranian Envoy Mirza Mohammad-Reza Qazvini meeting with Napoleon I at the Finckenstein Palace, 27 April 1807, to sign the Treaty of Finckenstein.
The Iranian Envoy Mirza Mohammad-Reza Qazvini meeting with Napoleon I at the Finckenstein Palace, 27 April 1807, to sign the Treaty of Finckenstein.
Askar Khan Afshar received by Napoleon I at Saint Cloud 4 September 1808 by Benjamin Zix
Askar Khan Afshar received by Napoleon I at Saint Cloud 4 September 1808 by Benjamin Zix