Siege of Shusha 1826
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The Siege of Shusha in 1826 was a key military engagement in which Persian forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategic fortress city of Shusha from the Russian Empire during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Qajar Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| conflict | Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Qajar Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenseOf | Shusha fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveSide | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Russian counteroffensive in the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 ⓘ |
| hasCause | Qajar attempt to reverse Russian territorial gains in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Karabakh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Shusha NERFINISHED ⓘ South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjectiveOf | Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the fortress city of Shusha by Persian forces ⓘ |
| offensiveSide | Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Russian garrison of Shusha ⓘ |
| outcome | Persian forces failed to capture Shusha ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russian–Persian conflicts in the Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Persian invasion of the South Caucasus in 1826 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| significance | key engagement influencing control of Karabakh during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1826 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a key fortress in the Karabakh region ⓘ |
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