Capture of Erivan

Capture of Yerevan
Part of the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828)
Franz Roubaud's painting of the Yerevan Fortress siege in 1827 by the Russian forces under leadership of Ivan Paskevich
Date 1 October 1827 Location Yerevan, Iran (now Armenia) 40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°E / 40.183; 44.517Coordinates: 40°11′N 44°31′E / 40.183°N 44.517°E / 40.183; 44.517 Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Sublime State of Iran
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Paskevich Roman Bagration	Abbas Mirza Hossein Khan Sardar

The capture of Erivan (Persian: گرفتن ایروان‎ – Gereftan e Iravān; Russian: Взятие Эривани – Vzyatiye Erivani) took place on 1 October 1827, during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–28. The city fell to the Russians after being besieged for a week and opened up the path for the eventual capture of Tabriz, the second largest city in Iran and an important trading post.

As a result of the capture of Tabriz, the Shah Fath-Ali Shah Qajar sued for peace which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828. Under the treaty, the Erivan Khanate (present-day Armenia) and Nakhichevan Khanate (present-day Azerbaijan) were ceded to the Russian Empire.

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