✦ History

Russo-Persian War (1826–1828)

July 31, 1826 – February 22, 1828

Result Russian victory

Ended by Treaty of Turkmenchay

Qajar Iran attacked Russian-held territory in the Caucasus to regain lands lost in 1813, but Russian forces defeated it. The Treaty of Turkmenchay gave Erivan and Nakhichevan to Russia.

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Battles 3

September 26, 1826
Battle of Ganja (1826) Russian victory Ganja Ivan Paskevich, Abbas Mirza
1827
Battle of Oshakan Persian victory Oshakan Hossein Khan Sardar, Abbas Mirza
October 13, 1827
Capture of Erivan Russian victory Yerevan Ivan Paskevich, Hossein Khan Sardar, Abbas Mirza

Key commanders

Russian Empire 3

Nicholas I of Russia belligerent leader Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov belligerent leader Ivan Paskevich belligerent leader

Qajar Iran 3

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar belligerent leader Hossein Khan Sardar military commander Abbas Mirza military commander

Russia 2

Ivan Paskevich military commander Roman Bagration military commander