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Capture of Erivan

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Date
  
1 October 1827

Location
  
Yerevan, Armenia

Result
  
Russian victory

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Similar
  
Russo‑Persian War, Russo‑Turkish War, Battle of Sardarabad, Battle of Paris, Caucasian War

The capture of Erivan (Persian: فتح ایروان‎‎; Russian: Взятие ЭриваниVzyatiye Erivani) took place on 1 October 1827, during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–28. The city fell to the Russians after being besieged for a week and opened up the path for the eventual capture of Tabriz, the second largest city in Iran and an important trading post.

Aftermath

As a result of the capture of Tabriz, the Shah Fath-Ali Shah Qajar sued for peace which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828. Under the treaty, the Erivan Khanate (present-day Armenia) and Nakhichevan Khanate (present-day Azerbaijan) were ceded to the Russian Empire.

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