Siege of Shusha 1826

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The Siege of Shusha in 1826 was a key military engagement in which Persian forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategic fortress city of Shusha from the Russian Empire during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828.

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instanceOf military engagement
siege
belligerent Qajar Iran
Russian Empire
conflict Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828
conflictType siege warfare
countryInvolved Qajar Iran
Russian Empire
defenseOf Shusha fortress
defensiveSide Russian Empire
followedBy continued Russian counteroffensive in the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828
hasCause Qajar attempt to reverse Russian territorial gains in the Caucasus
historicalPeriod 19th century
historicalRegion Caucasus
location Karabakh
Russian Empire
Shusha
South Caucasus
militaryObjectiveOf Qajar Iran
objective capture of the fortress city of Shusha by Persian forces
offensiveSide Qajar Iran
opponent Russian garrison of Shusha
outcome Persian forces failed to capture Shusha
partOf Russian–Persian conflicts in the Caucasus
Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828
precededBy Persian invasion of the South Caucasus in 1826
result Russian victory
significance key engagement influencing control of Karabakh during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828
startTime 1826
strategicImportance control of a key fortress in the Karabakh region

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Russo-Persian War 1826–1828 significantEvent Siege of Shusha 1826