1795 ⟶ Qajar Persia Sacks and Destroys Tbilisi

Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.
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1743
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1795

⚔️ Sack of Ashur by the Medes and Babylonians

Sack of Ashur by the Medes and Babylonians.⟶
Sack of Ashur by the Medes and Babylonians (-614)
Ancient WarfareSiegeMedian EmpireMilitary ConflictPolitical InstabilityDestruction
IraqIraqIranIran

⚔️ Afghan Conquest of Persia

Afghans conquer much of Iran, overthrowing the Safavid Shah Sultan Husayn.⟶
Afghan Conquest of Persia (1722)
WarfareInvasionEmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary ConflictPolitical Instability
IranIranAfghanistanAfghanistan

⚔️ Ottoman-Persian War Stalemate

1746: Another Ottoman-Persian War involves 375,000 men but ultimately ends in a stalemate.⟶
Ottoman-Persian War Stalemate (1743)
WarfareMilitary ConflictOttoman EmpirePersian EmpireMilitary HistoryGeopoliticsRegional Conflict
Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireIranIran

⚔️ Outbreak of Civil War in Persia After Karim Khan Zand's Death

Iran enters yet another period of conflict and civil war after the prosperous reign of Karim Khan Zand.⟶
Outbreak of Civil War in Persia After Karim Khan Zand's Death (1779)
Civil WarZand DynastyQajar DynastySuccessionInternal ConflictPolitical InstabilityMilitary Campaign
IranIran

⚔️ Qajar Persia Sacks and Destroys Tbilisi

Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.⟶
Qajar Persia Sacks and Destroys Tbilisi (1795)
WarfareSiegeQajar DynastyMilitary ConflictDestructionEmpire Building
GeorgiaGeorgiaIranIran

⚔️ Iranian Invasion of Georgia and Russian Intervention

1796: Iran invades and devastates Georgia, prompting Russia to intervene and march on Tehran.⟶
Iranian Invasion of Georgia and Russian Intervention (1795)
WarfareInvasionImperialismQajar DynastyRussian EmpireMilitary Intervention
IranIranGeorgiaGeorgiaRussiaRussia