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Battle of Sultanabad
Part of the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813

This painting once decorated the Abbas Mirza's palace. Depicted on this huge canvas is the defeat of the Russian Trinity Infantry Regiment in the battle near Sultanabad, which took place on 13 February 1812. Persian soldiers wearing European uniforms and bearing Persian banners, on which a lion holds a sabre in its paw against a background of the rising sun.
Date13 February 1812
Location
Result Iranian victory
Belligerents
Russia Russian Empire Qajar Iran
Commanders and leaders
Pyotr Kotlyarevsky Abbas Mirza

The Battle of Sultanabad (also spelled Soltanbud) occurred on February 13, 1812 between the Russian Empire and Qajar Iran.


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