You can edit almost every page by Creating an account. Otherwise, see the FAQ.

List of Karabakh khans

From EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki


The Karabakh Khanate was established in about 1748 in Karabakh and adjacent areas. It was abolished in 1822 by Russian Empire.[1][2]

List[edit]

Portrait Titular Name Full Name Birth Reign Death Notes
Panah Ali Khan
(Persian: پناه‌علی‌ خان جوانشیر‎)
Panah-Ali Khan Javanshir 1693
Alaqarghu, Arazbar, Safavid Karabakh
1748 – 1760 1763
Shiraz, Iran
The founder and first ruler of the Karabakh Khanate.[3][4]
Mehrali bey Mehrali bey Javanshir 1735
Safavid Karabakh
1759 – 1760 1785
Shamakhi, Shirvan Khanate
The de facto leader of the Karabakh Khanate prior to Ibrahim Khalil Khan's arrival from Zand Iran. Most of the information about him came from his descendant Ahmad bey Javanshir's On the Political Affairs of the Karabakh khanate in 1747–1805.[5]
Ibrahim Khalil Khan
(Persian: ابراهیم خلیل جوانشیر‎)
Ibrahim Khalil khan Javanshir 1732
Safavid Karabakh
1763 – 12 June 1806 12 June 1806
Khankendi, Karabakh Khanate
He defeated his brother and became a khan.[6] As an ally of the Avar Khanate, he fought against the Quba Khanate. He depended on Russia and was killed by them.[7]
Mehdigulu Khan
(Persian: مهدیقلی خان جوانشیر‎)
Mehdigulu Khan Javanshir 1763 or 1772
Shusha
13 September 1806 - 1822 14 May 1845
Agdam, Russian Empire
The last khan of the Karabakh Khanate, functioning as its head from 1806 up to his flight in 1822. His only known issue was Khurshidbanu Natavan - famous Azerbaijani poetess.[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Encyclopædia Britannica Online: History of Azerbaijan
  2. Gammer, Moshe (1992). Muslim resistance to the tsar. Routledge. p. 6. ISBN 0-7146-3431-X. In 1805 the khans of Qarabagh, Shirvan and Sheki swore allegiance to Russia. Search this book on
  3. "History of Azerbaijan" Encyclopædia Britannica Online:
  4. Abbas-gulu Aga Bakikhanov. Golestan-i Iram
  5. Javanshir, Ăḣmădbăi̐ (1961). О политическом существовании Карабахского ханства: с 1747 по 1805 год (in русский). Азәрбајҹан ССР Елмләр Академијасы Нәшријјаты. p. 60. Search this book on
  6. Ismayilov, Eldar (January 2014). "The Khans of Karabakh: The Elder Line by Generations". The Caucasus & Globalization.
  7. Atkin, Muriel (Winter–Spring 1979). "The Strange Death of Ibrahim Khalil Khan of Qarabagh". Iranian Studies. 12 (1/2): 79–107. doi:10.1080/00210867908701551. JSTOR 4310310.
  8. Qarabaghi, Jamal Javanshir; Qarābāghī, Jamāl Javānshīr; Bournoutian, George A. (1994). A History of Qarabagh: An Annotated Translation of Mirza Jamal Javanshir Qarabaghi's Tarikh-e Qarabagh. Mazda Publishers. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-56859-011-0. Search this book on


This article "List of Karabakh khans" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:List of Karabakh khans. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.