Treaty of Ahmet Pasha

However, during the short rule of Afghanistan based Hotaki dynasty, chaos in Iran resulted in clashes along frontiers, especially in Caucasus.

Meanwhile, Peter I of Russia began to occupy the Iranian territories in the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia, gains which were confirmed by the Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1723).

Fearing a Russian-controlled Caucasus, the Ottomans decided to capture Tbilisi to balance the Russian advance.

In the southern fronts (i.e., Western Iran), Ottomans captured Tabriz, Urmia, Khorramabad,[1] Kermanshah and Hamedān.

Ahmet Pasha (Ottoman) and Mehmet Rıza Kulu (Persian) signed the treaty.