Polity Ganja Khanate (Russia)

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During one of the Russian military expedition into Caucasus by Pavel Tsitsianov in 1803-1806, the Khanate became Russian vassal.

Establishment

  • January 1804: In 1803, the newly appointed commander of Russian forces in the Caucasus, Paul Tsitsianov, attacked Ganja and captured its citadel.

Chronology

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1. Russo-Persian Wars

Were a series of wars between Persia and Russia in the period 1651-1828.

1.1. 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.