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 The Persian Envoy Mirza Mohammad-Reza Qazvini meeting withNapoleon at theFinckenstein Palace, 27 April 1807, byFrançois Mulard. | |
| Type | Alliance |
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| Signed | 4 May 1807 |
| Location | Finckenstein (now Kamieniec,Poland) |
| Parties |  French First Empire Sublime State of Persia |
TheTreaty of Finckenstein (Persian: عهدنامه فینکنشتاین), often spelledFinkenstein, was a treaty concluded betweenFrance andIran (Persia) in theFinckenstein Palace (nowKamieniec,Poland) on 4 May 1807 and formalised theFranco-Persian alliance.[1]
Napoleon I guaranteed the integrity of Persia, recognized part ofGeorgia and the other parts ofTranscaucasia and a part of theNorth Caucasus (Dagestan) asFath Ali Shah's possession, and was to make all possible efforts for restoring those territories to him. Napoleon also promised to furnish the Shah with arms, officers and workmen. France on its side required the Shah to declare war against theUnited Kingdom, to expel all British people from Persia, and to maintain an open way if France wanted to attackBritish possessions in thefar east.
Despite the treaty, France failed to achieve diplomatic success in Persia, and none of its provisions were fully implemented. Furthermore, just two months after signing the treaty with Persia, France concluded theTreaties of Tilsit with Russia, effectively abandoning Iran in its struggle against Russian expansion.[2]
On 12 March 1809, the United Kingdom signed a treaty with Persia forcing the French out of that country.
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