Caucasus became officially partitioned for the first time between the Safavids and the Ottomans(Ottoman Empire)

Ottoman Empire - Caucasus became officially partitioned for the first time between the Safavids and the Ottomans

Time: 1555

Place: Caucasus

Details: In 1555, the Caucasus became officially partitioned for the first time between the Safavids and the Ottomans, a status quo that would remain until the end of the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). By this partitioning of the Caucasus as signed in the Peace of Amasya, Western Armenia, western Kurdistan, and Western Georgia (incl. western Samtskhe) fell into Ottoman hands, while southern Dagestan, Eastern Armenia, Eastern Georgia, and Azerbaijan remained Persian.