Which Happened First?

Russo-Persian War of 1722–23

Russo-Persian War of 1722–23
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The Russo-Persian War of 1722–1723, known in Russian historiography as the Persian campaign of Peter the Great, was a war between the Russian Empire and Safavid Iran, triggered by the tsar's attempt to expand Russian influence in the Caspian and Caucasus regions and to prevent its rival, the Ottoman Empire, from…

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718January 1716 – July 21, 1718
  2. Battle of PetrovaradinAugust 5, 1716
  3. War of the Quadruple AllianceAugust 2, 1718 – February 17, 1720
  4. Russo-Persian War of 1722–23 (this page)June 18, 1722 – September 12, 1723
  5. Anglo-Spanish War of 1727–1729February 11, 1727 – November 9, 1729
  6. Ottoman–Persian War of 1730–17351730–1735

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