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629:: "Shameless sultan with the soul of a Persian—so you still dare to write to me! Yours is the soul of a dog and the understanding of an ass, yet you think to deceive me with your specious phrases. Know that until you become a loyal vassal of my Emperor I shall only long to wash my boots in your blood." According to one view, these insults and threats were used deliberately to provoke revolts which could then be crushed. Tsitsianov held all "Asiatics" in contempt and believed that force and assimilation, rather than the accommodation of local vassals, were the only reliable means to secure Russian control over local populations. Many of his methods were followed by later Russian leaders in the Caucasus. He had strong negative feelings towards Muslims in general (whom he considered treacherous) and the "Persians" in particular and held in contempt everything related to Iran. 443: 887:
subsequent Russian efforts to conquer the North Caucasus." George Bournoutian writes of Tsitsianov that he was "neither the great military commander portrayed by his Russian contemporaries nor was he the terrible ogre painted by the Iranian chroniclers. He was a soldier of his time; that is, he was ambitious, blamed others for his defeats and was a firm believer in European, specifically Russian, superiority over the 'contemptible Asiatics.' Although his aggressive policies had temporarily brought the khanates of Shakki, Qarabagh and Shirvan into the Russian orbit, his military campaigns had resulted in thousands of Russian and Iranian dead and had committed Russia to a ten-year-long war."
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despised and feared by many Caucasian Muslims and Iranians for his brutal actions and regarded as a traitor by many Georgians for his role in strengthening Russian rule over the country. He held all "Asiatics" in contempt and believed that force and assimilation were the only reliable means to secure Russian control over local populations. Many of his methods were followed by later Russian leaders in the Caucasus. According to Walter Richmond, Tsitsianov "set in motion the brutality that was the hallmark of subsequent Russian efforts to conquer the North Caucasus."
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the start of industry. However, new enterprises were limited by wars and local unrest, and Russian rule in Georgia was creating considerable expenses for the state. Tsitsianov also founded a school in Tiflis for the sons of nobles. The city, which had been sacked in 1795, was gradually restored, and a number of new public buildings were built. Tsitsianov favored a slower adoption of Russian methods of administration and kept Georgian as a local official language. In 1804, when Minister of the Interior
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that "hat saw as Tsitsianov's devotion to Russia's interests was really overweening personal ambition; his eloquence was marred by bluster, just as his nobility of character was marred by deceit; the energy he spent was largely other people's; and his determination manifested itself in slaughter."
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Tsitsianov initiated a number of social and administrative reforms in Georgia. He largely preserved the traditional social hierarchy, confirming the rights of the nobility and returning lands that had been confiscated by the Georgian kings. The bourgeoisie was supported in order to promote trade and
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agreed to meet Tsitsianov to accept his demands for submission. Tsitsianov rode up to the city walls, accompanied only by his aide-de-camp Prince Eristov and a Cossack. The khan, accompanied by four men, came out to meet Tsitsianov about a hundred paces from the fortress. When the general was about
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dubbed him "the shedder of blood." Among the peoples of the Caucasus, he was also known as "the ferocious/fearsome prince." Many Georgians viewed Tsitsianov as a traitor who was totally subservient to Russia. In Muriel Atkin's view, Tsitsianov was undeserving of the praise he received. She writes
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in Tehran. The third member of the small mission escaped to relate the gruesome tale. Tsitsianov's body was left in a ditch near the city walls and remained there until Russian forces captured Baku a few months later. His remains were first buried in Baku's Armenian church. Five years later, they
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writes that Tsitsianov "laid the effective foundations of Russian power in Transcaucasia" and suggests that Georgia benefited from his "stern, even at times harsh conduct of affairs" in the long-term. According to Walter Richmond, Tsitsianov "set in motion the brutality that was the hallmark of
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Tsitsianov has been credited with playing a foundational role in establishing Russian rule in the South Caucasus; he was universally lauded in Russian sources and often admired by Europeans as well. He has been described as a brave and energetic leader but also as cruel and overbearing. He was
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described him as a brave and energetic leader and noted his "aggressive, over-bearing spirit, that served him admirably in his dealings with the native rulers, Christian as well as Mussulman though probably enough it contributed both to his own tragic fate." The Russian poet
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to receive the keys to the city from the khan, the khan's men unexpectedly shot him and his aide-de-camp. Tsitsianov's head and both hands were cut off and, according to some accounts, sent to
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Meanwhile, he was despised and feared by many Caucasian Muslims and Iranians for his brutal actions like the massacre at Ganja and for his scornful attitude. Most Iranians referred to him as
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Tsitsianov's achievements and death at Baku secured his place in Russian memory. Russian sources universally lauded him, and he was often admired by Europeans as well. In the imperial-era
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in 1795. Between 1,500 and 3,000 inhabitants were killed, including 500 local warriors who had sheltered in a mosque. For this victory, Tsitsianov received the rank of
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Born in Moscow to a Georgian noble family that had lived in Russia for two generations, he entered military service at a young age and fought in the
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Tsitsianov intended to expand Russia's possessions south of the Caucasus to the Black and Caspian seas and southwards into Iran, even as far as
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distortion of his second title "Inspector" which literally translates as "his work is shit / he whose job is shit." The Iranian chronicler
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Tsitsianov forced the mountain peoples of the Caucasus to swear loyalty to the Tsar. He ordered expeditions against the communities of
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wrote to him proposing the restoration of a Bagrationi prince as a vassal ruler of Georgia, Tsitsianov firmly rejected the idea.
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were cowed into submission by Tsitsianov. In July 1805, Tsitsianov successfully fought off a Persian invasion north of the
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appointed him to the Chancellery of the State Council in May 1801 and promoted him to lieutenant general in late 1801.
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and N. N. Belyavsky praised his character, resolve, vision and dedication to Russian interests, while
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in 1772. He was promoted to colonel in 1785, and in 1786, he was appointed colonel of a
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and conducted counteroffensive in the fall. He then established Russian rule over
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to Russian rule. In February 1806, he attempted to negotiate the surrender of the
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In 1802 Tsitsianov was appointed the commander of Russian forces in Georgia (
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In the summer of 1804, Tsitsianov advanced against the Persian forces in
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noble origin who played a prominent role in the Russian conquest of the
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The Caucasian war in separate essays, episodes, legends and biographies
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Tsitsianov's fiery character is mentioned in a laudatory passage in
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Davud, Seyyed Ali Al-i (2021). Madelung, W.; Daftary, F. (eds.).
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8 February] 1806), was an Imperial Russian general of
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means. Retreating for a period of forty days to the shrine at
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In relation to this episode, it is noteworthy that in 1806,
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referred to Tsitsianov in a laudatory passage of his poem
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but was lured into a trap by the local khan and killed.
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from 1802 to 1806 and commanded Russian forces in the
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Index

Tsitsianov
Prince

Commander-in-chief in Georgia
Karl Knorring
Ivan Gudovich
Astrakhan Governorate
Moscow
Russian Empire
Russia
Baku
Baku Khanate
Azerbaijan
Sioni Cathedral
Tbilisi
Georgia
Order of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Gold Sword for Bravery
General of the Infantry
Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment
Russo-Turkish War
Kościuszko Uprising
Persian Expedition of 1796
Russo-Persian War

Prince
Russian
Georgian

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