Treaty of Akhal

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The Treaty of Akhal was an 1881 agreement between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire that fixed their border in Central Asia, ceding much of Turkmen territory to Russian control.

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Treaty of Akhal canonical 1
Treaty of Akhal-Khorasan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
border treaty
historical event
affectedPeople Turkmen tribes
alsoKnownAs Akhal Treaty
Treaty of Akhal-Khorasan
linked to: Treaty of Akhal
cameAfter Russian conquest of Turkmen territories
cededTerritoryFrom Qajar Iran
cededTerritoryTo Russian Empire
countrySignedIn Qajar Iran
dateSigned 1881-09-21
definedBorderBetween Qajar Iran
Russian Empire
definedBorderInRegion Central Asia
Transcaspian region
linked to: Transcaspia
delimitedFrontierBetween Persian Khorasan
linked to: Khorasan

Russian Transcaspian territories
historicalContext Great Game
Russian expansion in Central Asia
language Persian
Russian
legalStatus international treaty
locationSigned Akhal region
near Ashgabat
party Qajar Iran
Russian Empire
precedes full Russian control over Turkmenistan
regionImpacted Khorasan
Transcaspian Oblast
relatedTo Russo-Persian relations
history of Iran
history of Turkmenistan
history of the Russian Empire
resultedIn cession of Turkmen territories to Russian Empire
fixed Russo-Persian border in Central Asia
signatory Qajar Iran
Russian Empire
signedByRepresentativeOf Qajar Iran
Russian Empire
signedDuringReignOf Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
subject international borders
territorial cession
typeOfAgreement peaceful delimitation of frontier
yearSigned 1881

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Treaty of Turkmenchay precedes Treaty of Akhal
Treaty of Akhal alsoKnownAs Treaty of Akhal-Khorasan
linked to: Treaty of Akhal