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Waiver of Territorial Claims

When
21 January 1732
Where
Rasht
Part of
Signing of the Treaty of Riascha

The treaty stipulated that Russia would waive its claim to any territory south of the Kura River.

This clause required the return of Gilan, Mazandaran, and Astarabad. It clarified that the waiver applied to lands south of the Kura River rather than a blanket abandonment of all Persian territories.

Sources

  1. Treaty of Resht Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-31

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