Yevfimy Putyatin
| Yevfimy Putyatin | |
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Admiral Yevfimy Putyatin
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| Born |
8 November 1803 Novgorod, Russian Empire |
| Died | 16 October 1883 (aged 79) Paris, France |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Russian Navy
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| Years of service | 1822–1861 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars |
Caucasian War Crimean War |
| Awards |
Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir Order of St. Stanislav Order of Saint Anna |
Count (since 1855) Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin (Russian: Евфи́мий Васи́льевич Путя́тин; November 8, 1803 – October 16, 1883) was an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy noted for his diplomatic mission to Japan which resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Shimoda in 1855.
Putyatin was descended from a noble family in Novgorod. He entered the Sea Cadet Corps, graduating in 1822, and soon afterwards was appointed to the crew of Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev which circumnavigated in the globe in a three-year voyage from 1822 to 1825. He subsequently participated in the Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence on October 20, 1827 and was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th degree. From 1828 to 1832, the participated in numerous missions in the Mediterranean and in the Baltic, and was awarded the Order of St George, 4th class. In 1832, Admiral Lazarev assigned him to make soundings in the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits. During the Caucasian War (1838–1839), he participated in numerous combat operations and was wounded in combat. After promotion to captain, 1st rank, in 1841, he temporarily left military service to travel to England for the purchase of ships for the Black Sea Fleet.
In 1842, Putyatin was requested by Tsar Nicholas I to lead an armed diplomatic mission to Persia. His main purpose was to strengthen trade via the Caspian Sea, which was plagued by Turkmen piracy. Putyatin established a base at Astrakhan, and subdued the pirates in a military campaign, following which he met with Muhammad Shah of Persia, whom he persuaded to lift trade restrictions, grant fishing rights and to permit steamship communications between Persia and the Volga River.
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