ganja
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Establishment
- January 1748: The Ganja 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 Ganja 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. Persian Expedition of 1796
Was a Russian military campaign in Persia.
- July 1796: In June, Russian General Zubov's troops took most of northern Azerbaijan without resistance, including the Baku, Shirvan, and Ganja khanates.
- January 1797: After Russian empress Catherine the Great died that month and Paul succeeded her on the throne, the Russian army under general Valerian Zubov was recalled from Persia.
2.2. Russo-Persian War (1804-13)
Was a war between the Russian Empire and Qajar Persia over territorial disputes in the Caucasus.
- January 1804: In 1803, the newly appointed commander of Russian forces in the Caucasus, Paul Tsitsianov, attacked Ganja and captured its citadel.
- July 1805: The Persians occupied the Askeran Fortress at the mouth of a valley that leads from the plain southwest to Shusha, the capital of Karabakh.
Disestablishment
- January 1806: In 1805 the Russian imperial government officially abolished the khanate and the military district of Elisabethpol was created.