TheTreaty of Ganja was concluded between theRussian Empire andSafavids on 10 March 1735 during the PersianSiege of Ganja (1734) near the city ofGanja in present-dayAzerbaijan. The treaty established a defensive alliance against theOttoman Empire, which had suffered a defeat in theOttoman–Persian War (1730–1735). The Russian government agreed to return the remaining Persian territories in theNorth Caucasus andSouth Caucasus, includingDerbend andBaku, that had been conquered byPeter the Great during theRusso-Persian War (1722–1723). The treaty also confirmed the provisions of the 1732Treaty of Resht whereby Russia renounced its claim toGilan,Mazandaran, andAstrabad, and Safavid state recognizedVakhtang VI, a pro-Russian Georgian king-in-exile. The treaty provided for Russia a diplomatic advantage in a simmering war with the Ottomans and for the Safavid rulerNader Shah respite on the western frontier of his empire.[1][2]
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