Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Abbas Mirza

Battles of Abbas Mirza

Qajar crown prince, 1789 to 1833

Abbas Mirza is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1804 and 1827: 8 battles and 4 sieges across 5 present-day countries, most in Armenia (5), Azerbaijan (3), Iran (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,186 km apart end to end, 381 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Russo-Persian War of 1804–13 (6), Russo-Persian War of 1826–28 (4), Ottoman–Persian War of 1821–23 (2).

Battle of EchmiadzinKaryagin's RaidSiege of ErivanBattle of SultanabadBattle of Tupraq QalehBattle of OshakanSiege of AbbasabadSiege of ErivanBattle of AslanduzSiege of BaghdadBattle of GanjaCapture of ErivanSiege of ErivanBattle of AslanduzSiege of BaghdadBattle of GanjaCapture of ErivanTehranBakuIsfahanTabrizMosulKirkukHamadanTürkmenbaşy500 km36.999N, 47.410E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1804: 2 engagements1805: 1 engagements1808: 1 engagements1812: 2 engagements1821: 2 engagements1826: 1 engagements1827: 3 engagements3 in 182718041827
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Echmiadzin, 1804Siege of Erivan, 1804Karyagin's Raid, 1805Siege of Erivan, 1808Battle of Sultanabad, 1812Battle of Aslanduz, 1812Siege of Baghdad, 1821Battle of Tupraq Qaleh, 1821Battle of Ganja, 1826Battle of Oshakan, 1827Siege of Abbasabad, 1827Capture of Erivan, 182718041827
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1804Battle of EchmiadzinVagharshapat, Armenia
July 1804Siege of ErivanYerevan, Armenia19 km EPersian victory
1805Karyagin's RaidQajar Iran, Iran784 km SERussian victory
1808Siege of ErivanYerevan, Armenia784 km NWIranian victory
1812Battle of SultanabadSoltanabad, Saatly, Azerbaijan355 km EPersian victory
31 October 1812Battle of AslanduzAslan Duz, Iran116 km WRussian victory
1821Siege of BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq734 km SWInconclusive; Treaty of Erzurum
1821Battle of Tupraq QalehRusahinili, Turkey585 km NInconclusive; Treaty of Erzurum
1826Battle of GanjaGanja, Azerbaijan349 km NERussian victory
1827Battle of OshakanOshakan, Armenia171 km WPersian victory
13 July 1827Siege of AbbasabadAbbasabad fortress, Azerbaijan153 km SERussian victory
1 October 1827Capture of ErivanYerevan, Armenia137 km NWRussian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, L. HERR, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.