Persian expedition Stepan Razin



stepan razin sailing in caspian sea vasily surikov, 1906.


after losing yaitsk, razin sailed south down coast of caspian sea continue pillaging. , men attacked persia. failing capture well-defended fortress port of darband/derbent in present-day dagestan, forces moved south attack small port of badkuba (present baku) located on absheron peninsula in present-day republic of azerbaijan, @ rasht (in southwest caspian sea in modern iran) persians killed 400 cossacks in surprise attack. razin went isfahan ask shah land in persia in exchange loyalty shah, departed on caspian more pillaging before reach agreement. razin arrived in farahabad (on southern shore of caspian sea in iran) , masqueraded merchant in city several days before , men pillaged city 2 days. winter cossacks razin fended off starvation , disease on miankaleh peninsula, , in spring of 1669 razin built base on eastern side of caspian sea , began raiding turkmen villages. in spring of 1669 established himself on isle of suina, off which, in july, annihilated persian fleet sent against him. stenka razin, called, had become potentate whom princes did not disdain treat.


in august 1669 reappeared @ astrakhan , accepted fresh offer of pardon tsar alexei mikhailovich there; common people fascinated adventures. lawless russian border region of astrakhan, whole atmosphere predatory , many people still nomadic, natural milieu such rebellion razin s.








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