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Qasim Khan Of Shirvan
Qasim Khan (; ) was the khan of Shirvan Khanate, Shirvan who reigned twice in late 18th century, 18th-century. Background He was born to Muhammad Said Khan (Shirvan), Muhammad Said Khan of Shirvan and his second wife Mah Pari Khanum in 1763. His family belonged to House of Sarkar () of Khanchobany, Khanchobani tribe (). He had elder half-brothers Muhammad Riza Khan, Askar Khan of Shirvan, Askar Khan and Mahmud bey, in addition to full-brother Isgandar bey. His half-sister Hamsa Khanum (1764 –1815) married to a local Shirvani bey while full-sisters, Halima Khanum (1765 – 1793) and Anakhanum Khanum (1774 – ?) married to their paternal cousins. He was the only son of his father who was born during his reign. Following his father's execution in 1788 in Salyan, Azerbaijan, Salyan, 25-year-old Qasim fled together with his brother Askar to Muhammad Hasan (Shaki khan), Muhammad Hasan of Shaki Khanate, Shaki, who gave them protection. According to Russian-Armenian major Averian Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the list of largest empires, third-largest empire in history, behind only the British Empire, British and Mongol Empire, Mongol empires. It also Russian colonization of North America, colonized Alaska between 1799 and 1867. The empire's 1897 census, the only one it conducted, found a population of 125.6 million with considerable ethnic, linguistic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity. From the 10th to 17th centuries, the Russians had been ruled by a noble class known as the boyars, above whom was the tsar, an absolute monarch. The groundwork of the Russian Empire was laid by Ivan III (), who greatly expanded his domain, established a centralized Russian national state, and secured inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |