The Russian government's fear of Nader Shah Afshar

1 In January 1732, the Russian government, according to the memorandum that was delivered to the representative of the Iranian government in Rasht, the provisions of the agreement of the year 1724 He declared himself null and void with the Ottoman government, which was signed by Peter I and the Ottoman Sultan..

According to this contract, with the emergence Nader Shah Numerical,Numbers,No,number,Digitized by his fear, the Russian and Ottoman governments took advantage of Iran's weakness due to civil war (Capture of Isfahan by Iranian Kandaharis) They had agreed that the entire west of Iran - from Georgia to Khuzestan - would belong to the Ottomans, and the coastal areas of northern Iran - from Haji Tarkhan to Strabad - would belong to Russia.. Tsar Peter I of Russia died a few days after signing this agreement.

In the year 1724 When the Ottoman government heard that Peter I, the emperor of Russia, 45 A thousand soldiers and hundreds of cannons are stationed in Haji Tarkhan and he intends to push south and reach the so-called warm waters of the Indian Ocean, which is his ultimate goal. Iran that there was an ambiguous situation to prevent a conflict, and in addition, the Russians are greedy for the West Iran don't do. Peter I had agreed to this proposal.

Peter's successors after being informed of rare appearance And the crushing of the Kandaharis, the pushing back of the Ottomans, and the removal of Tahmasab II, the Safavid Shah, took stock of their work, and while unilaterally canceling the agreement they had signed, they gave up all their claims and ordered the troops to return..

Despite the cancellation of this agreement and the return of the troops, Russia has not removed its remaining military units from Badkobe. (Baku) You are procrastinating scarce Two years later, he left for Dagestan, and upon hearing this news, the Russians ordered the remaining units in the Badkobe fortress to evacuate and return immediately, and the speed in this work was so high that the Russian soldiers had left some of their cannons behind..

The documents of the "St. Petersburg" archive show that to the then tsar of Russia (Successor of Peter I) They had reported that If scarce If he passes through the Darband region of the Caucasus, he will not be satisfied with the capture of Russia and will advance to Central Europe.

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author (Noshirvan Kihanizadeh)