Russo-Persian conflicts

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The Russo-Persian conflicts were a series of wars between the Russian Empire and Persia (Iran) from the 17th to 19th centuries that reshaped control over the Caucasus and parts of the Near East.

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instanceOf Russo-Iranian wars
military conflict
series of wars
alsoKnownAs Russo-Persian conflicts
surface form: Russo-Iranian conflicts

Russo-Persian conflicts
surface form: Russo-Persian wars
broaderContext Persian attempts to retain control over frontier provinces
Russian southward expansion
conflictOver Caspian Sea region
Caucasus
North Caucasus
South Caucasus
parts of the Near East
endCentury 19th century
geopoliticalImpact reshaped control over the Caucasus
shifted regional balance of power in favor of Russia
historicalPeriod 19th century imperial expansion
early modern period
historicalRegion Armenia
Azerbaijan
Dagestan
Georgia
South Caucasus
surface form: Transcaucasia
includes Russo-Persian War (1651–1653)
Russo-Persian War (1722–1723)
Russo-Persian War (1796)
Russo-Persian War 1804–1813
surface form: Russo-Persian War (1804–1813)

Russo-Persian War 1826–1828
surface form: Russo-Persian War (1826–1828)
languageOfTerm English
mainParticipants Afsharid Empire
surface form: Afsharid Iran

Persia
Qajar Iran
Russian Empire
Safavid Empire
surface form: Safavid Iran

Tsardom of Russia
opponentState Persia
surface form: Persian Empire

Russian Empire
primaryTheater Caspian Sea region
surface form: Caspian littoral

Caucasus region
relatedTo Great Game
Russian–Caucasian War
surface form: Russian conquest of the Caucasus
resultedIn Russian control over parts of the South Caucasus
Russian expansion into the Caucasus
decline of Persian influence in the Caucasus
territorial losses for Persia
startCentury 17th century
timeSpan from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century
treatyConsequence Treaty of Gulistan
Treaty of Turkmenchay

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Surmalu uezd historicalEventContext Russo-Persian conflicts
Alexander Griboyedov participantIn Russo-Persian conflicts
this entity surface form: Russo-Persian diplomatic relations
Safi I conflict Russo-Persian conflicts
this entity surface form: Russo–Persian conflicts
Treaty of Gulistan partOf Russo-Persian conflicts
this entity surface form: Russo-Persian relations
Russo-Persian War 1804–1813 partOf Russo-Persian conflicts
this entity surface form: Russo-Persian Wars
Russo-Persian War 1826–1828 conflictOf Russo-Persian conflicts
this entity surface form: Russo-Persian Wars
Russo-Persian conflicts alsoKnownAs Russo-Persian conflicts
this entity surface form: Russo-Iranian conflicts
Russo-Persian conflicts alsoKnownAs Russo-Persian conflicts
this entity surface form: Russo-Persian wars
Caucasus borderland hasHistoricalEvent Russo-Persian conflicts
this entity surface form: Russo-Persian conflicts in the Caucasus