Capture of Erivan
Victory by Ivan Paskevich (Heritage Georgian)
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The capture of Erivan (or Erevan/Yerevan; Persian: فتح ایروان, romanized: Fath e Iravān; Russian: Взятие Эривани, romanized: Vzyatie Ėrivani) took place on 1 October 1827, during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–28. The city fell to the Russians after being besieged for a week and opened up the path for the eventual capture of Tabriz, the second largest city in Iran and an important trading post.[1]
| Capture of Yerevan | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) | |||||||
 Franz Roubaud's 1893 painting of the Yerevan Fortress siege in 1827 by the Russian forces under leadership of Ivan Paskevich | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |
 Qajar Persia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ivan Paskevich Roman Bagration |
Abbas Mirza Hossein Khan Sardar | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 8,600 | 6,000–7,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 officer and 8 soldiers killed; 2 officers and 44 soldiers wounded | 4,000 prisoners | ||||||
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Siege of Yerevan
When word reached Paskevich he abandoned any plans to move south and returned to Echmiadzin (5 September). Moving east he captured the fort of Serdar-Abad from the Persians and on 23 September appeared before the walls of Yerevan. Much of the siege work was directed by Pushchin [ru], a former engineer officer who had been reduced to the ranks for involvement with the Decembrists. When the place fell he was promoted to non-commissioned officer. Yerevan fell on 14 October. 4000 prisoners and 49 guns were taken and the Yerevan Khanate became a Russian province.
Aftermath
As a result of the capture of Tabriz, the Shah Fath-Ali Shah Qajar sued for peace which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828. Under the treaty, the Erivan Khanate (present-day Armenia) and Nakhichevan Khanate (present-day Azerbaijan) were ceded to the Russian Empire.[2]