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Group: Nanzan, Kingdom of
People: Flann Sinna
Topic: Ganja, Battle of
Location: Tmogvi Georgia

Ganja, Battle of

Years: 1804 - 1804

The siege of Ganja and storming its citadel is the result of a Russian offensive in the South Caucasus intended to conquer the Ganja Khanate, which contributes to the escalation of the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813).

“History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.”

—Lord Acton, Lectures on Modern History (1906)