Russo-Persian Wars

The Russo-Persian Wars were a series of wars fought between the Russian Empire and Persia in the 18th and 19th centuries, the most important of which were:

Name Results
1 Russo-Persian War (1722–1723) Persia surrenders to Russia due to the Ottoman's invasion from the south and the Russian's invasion from the north, putting Persia under a two-way assault. Russian's victory and formation of an alliance between Persia and Russia
2 Russo-Persian War (1796) Russians withdraw after conquering parts of Persia, tactical Russian victory, strategic Persian victory
3 Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) Persia surrenders despite having the numbers advantage, Russian victory
4 Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) Persians withdraw despite having the numbers advantage, tactical Russian victory, strategic no victor

See also

Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran