Ardabil Khanate
Ardabil Khanate خانات اردبیل | |||||||||
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| 1747–1808 | |||||||||
Khanate of Ardabil with the borders | |||||||||
| Status | Khanate | ||||||||
| Capital | Ardabil | ||||||||
| Common languages | Persian (official), Azerbaijani (Majority) | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1747 | ||||||||
• Independence from Afsharids | 1747 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1808 | ||||||||
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Ardabil Khanate (Persian: خانات اردبیل) was an 18th-19th century khanate based in Ardabil. It was established by Badr Khan in 1736, who attended the coronation of Nader Shah in January 1736. The khanate was ruled by Sarikhanbayli clan of Shahsevan tribal alliance. It was disestablished in 1808 and converted to a province of Qajar Iran.