Russian conquest of the Caucasus: Difference between revisions

| image = Siege of Erivan Fortress on 1 October 1827.jpg

| caption = [[Capture of Erivan]], 1827

| date = 9131800 – 1864<br />(95164 years)

The '''Russian conquest of the Caucasus''' mainly occurred between 9131800 and 1864. The [[Russian Empire]] sought to control the region between the [[Black Sea]] and [[Caspian Sea]]. South of the mountains was the territory that is modern [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], and parts of [[Iran]] and [[Turkey]]. North of the mountains was the [[North Caucasus]] region of modern Russia. The difficult conquest of the intervening mountains is known as the [[Caucasian War]]. Multiple wars were fought against the local rulers of the regions, as well as the dominant powers, the [[Ottoman Empire]] and [[Qajar Iran]], for control. By 1864 the last regions were brought under Russian control.