Capture of Erivan

Capture of Yerevan

Part of the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828)

Franz Roubaud's 1893 painting of the Yerevan Fortress siege in 1827 by the Russian forces under leadership of Ivan Paskevich
| Date| 1 October 1827

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Location|

Yerevan, Iran (now Armenia)

40°11′N 44°31′E﻿ / ﻿40.183°N 44.517°E﻿ / 40.183; 44.517
Result|  Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire|  Qajar Persia
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Paskevich
Roman Bagration|  Abbas Mirza
Hossein Khan Sardar
Strength
8,600|  6,000–7,000
Casualties and losses
1 officer and 8 soldiers killed;
2 officers and 44 soldiers wounded|  4,000 prisoners

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Russo-Persian War (1826–1828)

* Shamkhor
* Ganja
* Abbasabad
* Oshakan
* Erivan

The capture of Erivan (or Erevan/Yerevan; Persian: فتح ایروان, romanized: Fath e Iravān; Russian: Взятие Эривани, romanized: Vzyatie Ėrivani) 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.[1]

## Background

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Plan of Yerevan in 1827 year. Paln of Erivan Fortress, 1827 by General Paskevich.

## Siege of Yerevan

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When word reached Paskevich he abandoned any plans to move south and returned to Echmiadzin (5 September). Moving east he captured the fort of Serdar-Abad from the Persians and on 23 September appeared before the walls of Yerevan. Much of the siege work was directed by Pushchin [ru], a former engineer officer who had been reduced to the ranks for involvement with the Decembrists. When the place fell he was promoted to non-commissioned officer. Yerevan fell on 14 October. 4000 prisoners and 49 guns were taken and the Yerevan Khanate became a Russian province.

## Aftermath

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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.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2010). A global chronology of conflict from the ancient world to the modern Middle East (1st ed.). Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 1148\. ISBN 9781851096725.
2. ^ King, Charles (2008). The ghost of freedom a history of the Caucasus. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 50–51. ISBN 9780198039549.

## Sources

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* Kettenhoden, Erich; Bournoutian, George A.; Hewsen, Robert H. (1998). "EREVAN ii. The Persian Khanate.". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VIII, Fasc. 5. pp. 542–551.542-551&rft.date=1998&rft.aulast=Kettenhoden&rft.aufirst=Erich&rft.au=Bournoutian,+George+A.&rft.au=Hewsen,+Robert+H.&rft_id=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/erevan-1#ii&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Capture+of+Erivan" class="Z3988">

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