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Capture of Rasht

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The Capture of Rasht, also written as Capture of Resht, occurred between December 1722 and late March 1723 amidst the successful spree of campaigns of Peter the Great during the Russo-Persian War (1722-1723). [1]

5 relations: Gilan Province, History of Gilan, Mikhail Matyushkin, Rasht, Russo-Persian War (1722–1723).

Gilan Province

Gilan Province (اُستان گیلان, Ostān-e Gīlān, also Latinized as Guilan) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.

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History of Gilan

Gīlān is an Iranian province at the southwestern coast of the Caspian Sea.

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Mikhail Matyushkin

Mikhail Athanas'evich Matyushkin (Михаил Афанасьевич Матюшкин; 1676-1737) was a general of the Russian Empire during the reign of Peter the Great.

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Rasht

Rasht (رشت; Rəsht; also Romanized as Resht and Rast, and often spelt Recht in French and older German manuscripts) is the capital city of Gilan Province, Iran.

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Russo-Persian War (1722–1723)

The Russo-Persian War of 1722–1723, known in Russian historiography as the Persian campaign of Peter the Great, was a war between the Russian Empire and Safavid Iran, triggered by the tsar's attempt to expand Russian influence in the Caspian and Caucasus regions and to prevent its rival, the Ottoman Empire, from territorial gains in the region at the expense of declining Safavid Iran.

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Capture of Rasht (1723).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Rasht

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