Russia at the turn of the 19th centuryPolitics and state
Treaty of Gulistan
The peace that ended the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813: Persia recognized the transfer to Russia of Dagestan, eastern Georgia and a number of Azerbaijani khanates, and Russia gained the exclusive right to keep a navy on the Caspian Sea.
- Date
- 12 (24) October 1813exact dateJulian calendar (Old Style); the Gregorian date (New Style) is in brackets
- Place
- Gulistan (Karabakh)today: Gülüstan village, Goranboy District, Azerbaijan · Middle East and Egypt
- Participants
- Russian Empire, Qajar Iran
- Threads
- Russia at the turn of the 19th century
The treaty was signed for Russia by General Nikolay Rtishchev, commander-in-chief in Georgia, and for Persia by Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi (Shirazi); the text was drawn up by the mediator, the British envoy to Persia, Sir Gore Ouseley. Persia did not accept its losses and started a new war in 1826.
Connections
Related events
- Treaty of Bucharest16 (28) May 1812 · Balkans and Anatoliatwo peace treaties on the southern frontiers, concluded during the struggle against Napoleon: with the Ottoman Empire (1812) and with Persia (1813)
- French invasion of Russia24 June – 14 December 1812 · Eastern Europeafter Napoleon’s invasion Britain became Russia’s ally and mediated the peace between Russia and Persia
Same participants
- Battle of Leipzig4 (16) October 1813 – 7 (19) October 1813 · Western and Central Europevia Russian Empire
- Battle of Paris18 (30) March 1814 – 19 (31) March 1814 · Western and Central Europevia Russian Empire
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Western and Central Europe
- Battle of Leipzig4 (16) October 1813 – 7 (19) October 1813
- Battle of Paris18 (30) March 1814 – 19 (31) March 1814
- Napoleon’s abdication and exile to Elba6 April – between 3 May and 4 May 1814
- Congress of ViennaSeptember 1814 – 9 June 1815
- Peninsular War2 May 1808 – 17 April 1814
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Eastern Europe
- Battle of the Berezina14 (26) November 1812 – 17 (29) November 1812
- French invasion of Russia24 June – 14 December 1812
Balkans and Anatolia
- First Serbian Uprising14 February 1804 – 7 October 1813
North America
- War of 181218 June 1812 – 17 February 1815