The field of Gotham Hill battle and the coagulant contract in 1881.

sattrarberdy fajoori ¹ (phd student in History , bojnurd Branch, islamic azad university,,bojnurd,,iran.) rajabali vosughimotlgh ² (Assistant Professor, Department of History, Bojnord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord,,iran)
omid sepehrirad ³ (Assistant Professor, Department of History, Bojnord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord,iran)

Submited date : 2023-07-22 accepted date : 2023-11-14

Keywords: Iran, Russia, Turkmen, Gogtepe, Akhal Agreement,

Abstract :

Abstract: The eastern and northeastern borders of Iran have always been the bed of changes and the place of ups and downs of the tribes of the desert. At the end of the 18th century, Central Asia, which included the Turkmen lands, became the target of the Russian Tsar's expansionism. The Battle of Gogtepe is the largest military conflict in the history of Central Asia, in which the Turkmen defended their ancestral lands against Russian aggression. But finally, they were defeated by the superior military equipment of the Russians and forced to be patient and conclude the Akhal Treaty in 1881. The issue of the current research is the roots and grounds of this war and was it necessary or just a massacre to consolidate power and territorial development? This article aims to investigate the causes of the Gogtepe war between the Turkmens and the Russians using the historical research method, based on the two characteristics of description and analysis, and examines its results and consequences. The method of collecting information is library. The findings of the research show that the Russians had to fight this war for their territorial and colonial development. Keywords: Iran, Turkmen, Gogtepe, Akhal Agreement, Russia.