Rasht - History

For a more comprehensive treatment of the region, see the history section of Gilan. Rasht was first mentioned in historical documents in 682 CE, but it is certainly older than this. It has seen the Sassanid era, the armies of Peter the Great and later Russian rulers, and British colonialism. The people of Rasht also played a major role in the Constitutional Revolution of Iran. Rasht - Timeline. 682: Rasht is first mentioned in historical documents 1669: Stenka Razin, a Russian ...

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Rasht, Rasht - Geography and Climate, Rasht - People and culture, Rasht - History, Rasht - Timeline, Rasht - Notables of Rasht, Rasht - Suburbs

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