Treaty of Rasht

E341516

bilateral treaty peace treaty

The Treaty of Rasht was an 18th-century agreement between Persia and Russia that helped restore Persian control over parts of the Caucasus and normalize relations during the reign of Nader Shah.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Ganja	1
Treaty of Ganja (1735)	1
Treaty of Rasht canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3264039 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Rasht
Context triple: [Nader Shah, treaty, Treaty of Rasht]

A. Treaty of Gulistan
The Treaty of Gulistan was an 1813 peace agreement between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire that ended the first Russo-Persian War and ceded large parts of the Caucasus from Iran to Russia.
B. Treaty of Pruth
The Treaty of Pruth was a 1711 peace agreement between the Ottoman Empire and Russia that halted Peter the Great’s advance and forced Russia to return Azov, temporarily checking its expansion toward the Black Sea during the Great Northern War.
C. Treaty of Turkmenchay
The Treaty of Turkmenchay was an 1828 peace agreement between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire that ended the Russo-Persian War and forced Iran to cede large parts of the South Caucasus, profoundly reshaping the region’s political boundaries.
D. Treaty of Jaffa
The Treaty of Jaffa was a 1192 peace agreement between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin that ended the Third Crusade by confirming Muslim control of Jerusalem while allowing Christian pilgrims access to the city.
E. Treaty of Georgievsk
The Treaty of Georgievsk was a 1783 agreement that made the eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti a protectorate of the Russian Empire, marking a pivotal step in Russia’s expansion into the Caucasus.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Rasht
Target entity description: The Treaty of Rasht was an 18th-century agreement between Persia and Russia that helped restore Persian control over parts of the Caucasus and normalize relations during the reign of Nader Shah.

A. Treaty of Gulistan
The Treaty of Gulistan was an 1813 peace agreement between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire that ended the first Russo-Persian War and ceded large parts of the Caucasus from Iran to Russia.
B. Treaty of Pruth
The Treaty of Pruth was a 1711 peace agreement between the Ottoman Empire and Russia that halted Peter the Great’s advance and forced Russia to return Azov, temporarily checking its expansion toward the Black Sea during the Great Northern War.
C. Treaty of Turkmenchay
The Treaty of Turkmenchay was an 1828 peace agreement between Qajar Iran and the Russian Empire that ended the Russo-Persian War and forced Iran to cede large parts of the South Caucasus, profoundly reshaping the region’s political boundaries.
D. Treaty of Jaffa
The Treaty of Jaffa was a 1192 peace agreement between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin that ended the Third Crusade by confirming Muslim control of Jerusalem while allowing Christian pilgrims access to the city.
E. Treaty of Georgievsk
The Treaty of Georgievsk was a 1783 agreement that made the eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti a protectorate of the Russian Empire, marking a pivotal step in Russia’s expansion into the Caucasus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Astrabad ⓘ linked to: Astarabad Caspian Sea region ⓘ Gilan Province ⓘ Mazandaran Province ⓘ South Caucasus ⓘ
confersBenefitTo	Persia ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ
countrySignatory	Persia ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ Safavid Iran ⓘ linked to: Safavid Empire
diplomaticGoal	to enable Persia to focus on campaigns in the Caucasus ⓘ to normalize Russo-Persian diplomatic relations ⓘ to secure Russia's southern frontier ⓘ
follows	Russo-Persian War (1722–1723) ⓘ Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1723) ⓘ
hasCause	Persian military resurgence under Nader Shah ⓘ linked to: Afsharid military campaigns Russian desire to reduce commitments in the Caucasus ⓘ need to revise the Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1723) ⓘ
hasEffect	normalization of relations between Persia and Russia ⓘ regulation of navigation on the Caspian Sea ⓘ regulation of trade between Persia and Russia ⓘ restoration of Persian control over parts of the Caucasus ⓘ return of some territories on the southwestern Caspian coast to Persia ⓘ strengthening of Nader Shah's position in northern Iran ⓘ withdrawal of Russian troops from parts of northern Iran ⓘ
hasLanguage	Persian ⓘ Russian ⓘ
hasSignificantFigure	Nader Shah ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Gilan Province ⓘ Iran ⓘ Rasht ⓘ
partOf	Russo-Persian relations ⓘ
relatedTo	Russo-Persian War (1730–1735) ⓘ linked to: Russo-Persian War (1722–1723) Treaty of Ganja (1735) ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Rasht
signedIn	Rasht ⓘ
temporalContext	reign of Nader Shah ⓘ
topic	Caspian Sea navigation rights ⓘ commercial privileges ⓘ military withdrawal ⓘ territorial cessions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nader Shah → treaty → Treaty of Rasht ⓘ

Nader Shah → treaty → Treaty of Ganja ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rasht

Treaty of Rasht → relatedTo → Treaty of Ganja (1735) ⓘ