Shamakhy Khanate
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Shirvan Khanate. (Discuss) Proposed since July 2025. |
Shamakhy Khanate خانات شماخی | |||||||||
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| 1747–1820 | |||||||||
 Map of Shamakhy Khanate in 1805 (according to a 1902 Russian map) | |||||||||
| Status | Khanate | ||||||||
| Capital | Shamakhy | ||||||||
| Common languages | Persian (official)[1][2] Azerbaijani (lingua franca)[3][4] | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1747 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1820 | ||||||||
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Shamakhy khanate was one of many semi-independent khanates in South Caucasus, located within modern territories of Azerbaijan. Khanate bordered Caspian Sea and Baku Khanate to the east, Javad and Talysh Khanates to the south, Karabakh and Shaki Khanates to the west, and Quba Khanate to the north.
History
[edit]Diarchy existed in Shamakhy khanate. Part of the khanate was governed by Mahammad Hasan khan, other parts was governed by Mahammad Said and Agasi brothers. Mahammad Said khan unified Shamakhy khanate in 1763 and Shamakhy city became the centre of khanate. In 1767, Guba and Shaki khanates attacked the Shamakhy and territory of the khanate was divided between them. In 1790, Shirvan khans restored their authorities.[5]
Rulers
[edit]- Hajji Mohammad Ali Khan 1747–1763
- Muhammad Said Khan, Aghasi Khan 1748–1768
- Mostafa Khan 1792–1820
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Swietochowski, Tadeusz (2004). Russian Azerbaijan, 1905-1920: The Shaping of a National Identity in a Muslim Community. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0521522458.
(...) and Persian continued to be the official language of the judiciary and the local administration [even after the abolishment of the khanates].
- ^ Pavlovich, Petrushevsky Ilya (1949). Essays on the history of feudal relations in Armenia and Azerbaijan in XVI - the beginning of XIX centuries. LSU them. Zhdanov. p. 7.
(...) The language of official acts not only in Iran proper and its fully dependant Khanates, but also in those Caucasian khanates that were semi-independent until the time of their accession to the Russian Empire, and even for some time after, was New Persian. It played the role of the literary language of class feudal lords as well.
- ^ [1] Nikolai Trubetzkoy (2000) Nasledie Chingiskhana, p. 478 Agraf, Moscow ISBN 978-5-77840-082-5 (Russian)
- ^ J. N. Postgate (2007) Languages of Iraq, p. 164, British School of Archaeology in Iraq ISBN 978-0-903472-21-0
- ^ "Azərbaycan :: Baş səhifə". azerbaijans.com.