erivan
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The Nation includes all the forms of the country.
The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:
Establishment
- January 1748: The Erivan Khanate (Persia) formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
Chronology
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1. Conquests of Adel Shah
Expansion during the rule of Adel Shah of Afsharid Iran.
- January 1748: The Erivan Khanate (Persia) formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
2. Russo-Persian Wars
Were a series of wars between Persia and Russia in the period 1651-1828.
2.1. Russo-Persian War (1804-13)
Was a war between the Russian Empire and Qajar Persia over territorial disputes in the Caucasus.
- January 1805: The war in 1804 began when Russian commanders Ivan Gudovich and Paul Tsitsianov attacked the Persian settlement of Echmiadzin, leading to the territory falling under Russian military occupation. Echmiadzin is a historic city in Armenia, known for being the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
- January 1805: Persian forces withdrew to Yerevan.
- January 1805: Russian forces led by Gudovich end the siege of Echmiadzin due to a lack of troops.
- January 1805: Siege of Yerevan.
- January 1809: Russian forces took Echmiadzrin.
2.2. Russo-Persian War (1826-28)
Was a military conflict between the Russian Empire and Persia over territories in southern Caucasus.
- October 1827: Yerevan fell to the Erivan Khanate.
3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)
- February 1828: The Erivan Khanate is ceded to the Russian Empire in 1828 in accordance with the Treaty of Turkmenchay.
Disestablishment
- February 1828: The Erivan Khanate is ceded to the Russian Empire in 1828 in accordance with the Treaty of Turkmenchay.