Battles & Campaigns · 1732
Treaty of Resht
Rasht, Gilan, Iran
What happened
The Russian Empire and Safavid Iran, then effectively led by the general Nader, made the treaty. In the 1720s Peter the Great's Russia had taken Iran's Caspian Sea provinces. At Rasht, Russia agreed to give back the lands south of the Kura River, including Gilan and Mazandaran. Cities further north were to be returned three years later.
Why it matters
Why it matters: It ended Russia's hold on Iran's Caspian coast. Russian merchants kept special trade rights.
What came next
The Treaty of Ganja in 1735 confirmed it and returned the remaining lands north of the Kura River to Iran.
Did you know?
Iran also promised to put an exiled Georgian king back on his throne once Ottoman troops had left Georgia.
Timeline
- 1722Russian forces occupy Rasht.
- 21 January 1732The Treaty of Resht is signed.
- 1735Treaty of Ganja.