Sohrab Khan Gorji (Iranian commander)
19th-century Iranian Commander
Sohrab Khan Gorji (born: 1764–1792; died: 1834–1892) was a commander and chief of staff who served the Persian army during the reign of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. He fought both the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. Sohrab Khan was also the governor of several Iranian cities. He was of Georgian origin.
Biography
Sohrab Khan had fought in the 19th century for the Iranian army under the command of Fath-Ali Shah in the Ottoman-Iranian Wars, Russo-Iranian Wars, and several others. He held the title Gholam-e Pishkhedmat-bashi (chief of staff) and was granted the governorship of Torbat, Barsan (likely Bardaskan), Kadkan, Mahvelat, and Sarjam.
Battles
In 1822, Sohrab Khan was the commander of a division of the Iranian army in the war against the Ottoman Empire near the city of Van, Turkey.
In 1826, Sohrab Khan was the commander of the Iranian army in the battle of Shamkir for the liberation of Elisavetpol (now, city of Ganja, Azerbaijan; then, a Russian-occupied Persian territory).
In 1827, Sohrab Khan was the commander of the Iranian army in the Russo-Persian war under the command of Abbas-Mirza. The Russian forces were defeated in Yerevan and Nakhjavan.
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