Ardabil Khanate () was an 18th-19th century

khanate A khanate ( ) or khaganate refers to historic polity, polities ruled by a Khan (title), khan, khagan, khatun, or khanum. Khanates were typically nomadic Mongol and Turkic peoples, Turkic or Tatars, Tatar societies located on the Eurasian Steppe, ...

based in

Ardabil Ardabil (, ) is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District (Ardabil County), Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The ...

. It was established by Badr Khan in 1736, who attended the coronation of

Nader Shah Nader Shah Afshar (; 6 August 1698 or 22 October 1688 – 20 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as shah of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was a ...

in January 1736. The khanate was ruled by Sarikhanbayli clan of

Shahsevan The Shahsevan (; ) are a number of Azerbaijani-speaking or Shahsevani dialect (sometimes considered to be Its own dialect distinct from others like Azerbaijani) Turkic groups that live in northwestern Iran, mainly inhabiting the districts of Mug ...

tribal alliance. It was disestablished in 1808 and converted to a province of

Qajar Iran The Guarded Domains of Iran, alternatively the Sublime State of Iran and commonly called Qajar Iran, Qajar Persia or the Qajar Empire, was the Iranian state under the rule of the Qajar dynasty, which was of Turkic peoples, Turkic origin,Cyrus G ...

List of rulers

* '' Badr Khan Sarikhanbayli-Shahsevan'' (as paramount chief of Shahsevans) 1736 - 1747 * ''

Nazarali Khan Sarikhanbayli-Shahsevan Nazarali Khan Shahsevan was the Khan (title), khan of the Ardabil Khanate from to 1792. Early life He was born to Badr Khan Shahsevan, Badr Khan in Sarikhanlu. However, according to German-Russian explorer Gustav Radde, he was Badr Khan's bro ...

'' 1757 - 1792 (acknowledged as khan by

Karim Khan Zand Mohammad Karim Khan Zand (; ) was the founder of the Zand dynasty, ruling all of Iran (Name of Iran, Persia) except for Khorasan province, Khorasan from 1751 to 1779. He also ruled over some of the Caucasus, Caucasian lands and occupied Basra f ...

) ** Tala Hassan Khan (ruled as puppet of

Fatali Khan Fatali Khan or Fath-Ali Khan of Quba () (1736 – March 29, 1789) was a khan of the Quba Khanate (1758–1789) who also managed to dominate the Derbent, Baku, Talysh and Shirvan Khanates, as well as the Salyan Sultanate during much of his reig ...

Quba Quba () is a city and the administrative centre of the Quba District (Azerbaijan), Quba District of Azerbaijan. The city lies on the north-eastern slopes of Mount Shahdagh, Shahdag mountain, at an altitude of 600 metres above sea level, on the ...

in 1784–1785) * '' Nasir Khan Sarikhanbayli-Shahsevan'' 1792 - 1797 * '' Nazarali Khan II'' 1797-1808

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* * Ardabil Vassal and tributary states of the Zand dynasty {{Iran-stub