Shirvan Khanate
Khanate of Shirvan خانات شروان | |||||||||
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| 1761–1820 | |||||||||
The South Caucasus in the last quarter of the 18th century. The Shirvan Khanate is located on the far right | |||||||||
| Status | Khanate Under Iranian suzerainty | ||||||||
| Capital | Old Shamakhi New Shamakhi (Aqsu) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Persian (official) Azerbaijani Armenian Tat | ||||||||
| Ethnic groups | Tatars (later known as Azerbaijanis), Kurds, Armenians, Jews, Russians, Iranians (1820 survey) | ||||||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||||||
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| History | |||||||||
• Overthrow of Sardar Khan Qaraqlu | 1761 | ||||||||
• Annexation by Imperial Russia | 1820 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Azerbaijan | ||||||||
Shirvan Khanate (Persian: خانات شیروان, romanized: Khānāt-e Shirvan) was a Caucasian khanate under Iranian suzerainty, which controlled the Shirvan region from 1761 to 1820.