Treaty of Rasht

When

1 Feb 1732

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

37.28° N, 49.59° E

Description

1732 territorial settlement between the Russian Empire and Safavid Iran

1732 territorial settlement between the Russian Empire and Safavid Iran

The Treaty of Resht was signed between the Russian Empire and Safavid Empire in Rasht on 21 January 1732. According to this treaty Russia waived its claim to any territory south of the Kura River. This included return of the provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, and Astarabad, conquered by Peter I in the early 1720s. The Iranian cities of Derbent, Tarki, Ganja, etc.

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