Abbasabad (fortress)

Abbasabad was a fortress of strategic importance for the defense of the Nakhichevan khanate.^[1]

It was built by Abbas Mirza in 1810. He appointed Ehsan Khan Kangarlu as commander of the fortress in 1827, during the Russo-Persian War of 1826-1828.^[1] During a siege by the Russians, Ehsan Khan secretly arranged with for the gates of the fortress to be opened to the Russian commander General Paskevich on 22 July 1827.^[1]

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• No. 6497 Agreement concerning the settlement of frontier and financial questions (with Protocols and annexes). Signed at Tehran, on 2 December 1954