Abbas Mirza

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Abbas Mirza was the Qajar crown prince of Iran during the reign of his father Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. As governor of the vulnerable Azerbaijan province, he played a crucial part in the two wars against the Russian Empire, as well as the war of 1821–1823 against the Ottoman Empire. He is also recognized for leading Iran's first reform and modernization attempts with the help of his ministers Mirza Bozorg Qa'em-Maqam and Abol-Qasem Qa'em-Maqam.

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Battles (7)

• 1804

  Battle of Echmiadzin

  Russo-Persian War of 1804–13 · Persia

• 1812

  Battle of Aslanduz

  Russo-Persian War of 1804–13 · Qajar Iran

• 1812

  Battle of Sultanabad

  Russo-Persian War of 1804–13 · Qajar Iran

• 1821

  Siege of Baghdad

  Ottoman–Persian War of 1821–23 · Qajar Iran

• 1826

  Battle of Ganja

  Russo-Persian War of 1826–28 · Qajar Iran

• 1827

  Battle of Oshakan

  Russo-Persian War of 1826–28 · Qajar Iran

• 1827

  Capture of Erivan

  Russo-Persian War of 1826–28 · Qajar Persia