From the Kur to the Aras

"In From the Kur to the Aras George A. Bournoutian presents the first military history of the Russian advance into the South Caucasus in 1801 and the ensuing First Russo-Iran War (1804-1813) that was a crucial step in the Russian Empire's eventual expansion into the Caucasus region. Using both Iranian and Russian primary sources, the work vividly describes the strategies, military capabilities and personalities that clashed for ten years, ending with the Treaty of Golestan. Numerous and illustrative maps, as well as informative appendices, add to a balanced view of a struggle between and ancient and an emerging empire"--

שנה

2021

שפה

English

סדרה

Iran studies -- volume 22

הוצאה

Brill

מהדורות

1

עמודים

318

ISBN

9789004445154

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata