Russian forces captured Ganja’s citadel and killed its ruler Javad Khan. The assault intensified the struggle over the eastern Caucasus between Russia and Qajar Iran; reported killing of inhabitants exposes the human cost of imperial expansion.
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Russian forces captured Ganja’s citadel and killed its ruler Javad Khan. The assault intensified the struggle over the eastern Caucasus between Russia and Qajar Iran; reported killing of inhabitants exposes the human cost of imperial expansion.
Russia’s capture of Ganja intensified the struggle over the eastern Caucasus.
Russian forces captured Ganja’s citadel and killed its ruler Javad Khan. The assault intensified the struggle over the eastern Caucasus between Russia and Qajar Iran; reported killing of inhabitants exposes the human cost of imperial expansion.