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Military Precipitation of Peace

Name: Military Precipitation of Peace
Start: 1813-01-01
Location: Lankaran

When: 1 January 1813
Where: Lankaran
Part of: Persia and Russia sign the Treaty of Gulistan

The storming of Lankaran by General Pyotr Kotlyarevsky on 1 January 1813 precipitated peace negotiations.

The fall of the Persian fortress at Lankaran and the annihilation of its garrison enabled Russian occupation of most of Talesh. This military success, along with the earlier defeat at Aslanduz, contributed to the conditions for the treaty's conclusion.

Sources

Treaty of Gulistan Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-28
Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28

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