Siege of Ganja (1804)
The siege of Ganja (Persian: نبرد گنجه) or assault on Ganja or storming of Ganja (Russian: Штурм Гянджи) was the result of a Russian offensive in the South Caucasus intended to conquer the Ganja Khanate of Qajar Iran, which contributed to the escalation of the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813). == Prologue == After Tsar Paul's decision to annex Georgia (December 1800) and, after Paul's assassination (11 March 1801), the activist policy followed by his son and successor, Alexander I, aimed at establishing Russian control over the khanates of the eastern Caucasus.