Russo-Persian War (1796)
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The Russo-Persian War (1796) was a brief late-18th-century conflict in which the Russian Empire launched a military campaign into Persian-held territories in the Caucasus to expand its regional influence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russo-Persian War 1796 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russo-Persian War
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| aimOf |
securing Russian protectorate over eastern Georgia
ⓘ
weakening Persian control over the Caucasian khanates ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Catherine’s Persian Expedition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Expedition of 1796 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
NERFINISHED
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Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Qajar Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
Russian expansion in the Caucasus
ⓘ
rise of the Qajar dynasty in Iran ⓘ |
| endedBy |
accession of Paul I of Russia
ⓘ
order of Paul I to recall Russian troops from the Caucasus ⓘ |
| endTime |
1796
ⓘ
1796-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Persian attempts to reassert control over eastern Georgia
ⓘ
Russian attempt to expand influence in the Caucasus ⓘ Russian desire to secure Georgian territories ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Count Ivan Gudovich NERFINISHED ⓘ Valerian Zubov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | temporary Russian occupation of parts of Dagestan and Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catherine II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Catherine II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
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Dagestan NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| opponent | Qajar dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russo-Persian wars
NERFINISHED
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history of Iran ⓘ history of Russia ⓘ history of the Caucasus ⓘ |
| precededBy | Russo-Persian War (1768–1774) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Russian withdrawal after death of Catherine II
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status quo ante bellum in territorial control ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Russian advance toward Baku
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Russian capture of Derbent NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian capture of Quba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1796-04 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | Persian campaign against Tbilisi in 1795 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
Levin August von Bennigsen
this entity surface form:
Russo-Persian War 1796