The Treaty of Turkmenchay ended the Russo-Persian War of 1826 to 1828 and was signed in a village near Tabriz. Persia ceded the khanates of Erivan and Nakhchivan to Russia and paid a large indemnity in silver rubles. It also accepted capitulations that gave Russian subjects extraterritorial rights and trade privileges, and it agreed not to keep warships in the Caspian Sea. The Aras River became the border between the two empires, dividing the lands of the Azerbaijanis between them, and many Armenians were encouraged to resettle in the Russian territory. The Russian diplomat and playwright Alexander Griboyedov brought the treaty to Saint Petersburg, and he was killed by a mob in Tehran in 1829. The treaty made Persia increasingly dependent on the great powers.
Before and after
- 1828Construction of Egyptian Museum of Berlin
- from 1828 to 1829Ninth Russo-Turkish War
- 1828Rise of Brahmo Samaj
- 8 February 1828Birth of Jules Verne
- 10 February 1828Treaty of Turkmenchay
- 20 March 1828Birth of Henrik Ibsen
- 16 April 1828Death of Francisco Goya
- 8 May 1828Birth of Henry Dunant
- from 20 May 1828 to 22 September 1829Gran Colombia–Peru War
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