He wanted to establish the Aras river as the border between Iran and Russia at all costs, and was therefore determined to conquer the last remaining khanates under Iranian rule; the Erivan Khanate and the Nakchivan Khanate.
The ruler sought to make the Aras River the boundary between Iran and Russia, no matter what it took. He aimed to conquer the final two khanates still under Iranian rule: the Erivan Khanate and the Nakchivan Khanate.