Pavel Tsitsianov

Russian general (1754–1806)

Prince Pavel Dmitriyevich Tsitsianov (Russian: Па́вел Дми́триевич Цициа́нов; 19 September [O.S. 8 September] 1754–20 February [O.S. 8 February] 1806) was a Russian general of Georgian noble origin who played a prominent role in the Russian conquest of the South Caucasus. He served as the commander-in-chief in the Caucasus from 1802 to 1806 and commanded Russian forces in the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813 until his assassination near Baku in 1806. 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 Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, the 1794 Polish uprising and the Persian expedition of 1796.

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