The khanates of Azerbaijan are a number of

khanates A khanate ( ) or khaganate refers to historic polities ruled by a khan, khagan, khatun, or khanum. Khanates were typically nomadic Mongol and Turkic or Tatar societies located on the Eurasian Steppe, and politically equivalent in status to k ...

which emerged in the historical

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

region in Iran following

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 ...

's death in 1747, at the same time as the neighboring

khanates of the Caucasus The khanates of the Caucasus, also known as the Azerbaijani khanates, Persian khanates, or Iranian Khanates, were various administrative units in the South Caucasus governed by a hereditary or appointed ruler under the official rule of Iran. The ...

. While the Caucasian khanates were lost to the

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following the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813, the khanates of Azerbaijan remained under

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 ...

’s authority. Some of these khanates were disestablished in the 19th century by the Qajars. Other khanates were allowed to remain by the Qajars into the 20th century, and were eventually disestablished by

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List of the khanates of Azerbaijan

Ardabil Khanate Ardabil Khanate () 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 w ...

Karadagh Khanate Karadagh Khanate (), was a Khanates of the Caucasus, khanate established in the 18th century, with its capital at Ahar. Khanate The khanate was founded in 1747 by Kazim Khan Karadakhli as an independent entity. Its territory had bordered by Taly ...

Khalkhal Khanate The Khalkhal Khanate () was an 18th-19th century khanate based in Khalkhal. Khanate of Khalkhal was one of the khanates of Azerbaijan (in Iran) which remained semi-independent for 62 years. Founding The khanate was founded by Qizilbash tribes ...

Maku Khanate The Khanate of Maku () was an 18th–20th century khanate based in Maku, Iran, Maku, ruled by a family of Bayat (tribe), Bayat origin. History It came into existence after the death of Nader Shah in 1747. Ahmad Khan Bayat, according to oral tra ...

* Maragha Khanate *

Marand Khanate The Marand Khanate (Persian: خانات مرند) was an 18th–19th century khanate based in Marand. The khanate is known as one of the Khanates of Azerbaijan, located in historic Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbai ...

Sarab Khanate The Sarab Khanate () was a khanate centered around Sarab from 1747 and ruled by the Kurdish Shaqaqi tribe. History Rise of the Khanate With the collapse of the Safavid Empire in 1722, the Caucasian provinces were thrown into chaos. The ...

Tabriz Khanate The Tabriz Khanate () was one of the Khanates of Azerbaijan from 1757 to 1799, centered around Tabriz and led by members of the Turkified Kurdish Donboli tribe. History Founding Until the end of the Safavid dynasty, the city of Tabriz a ...

* Urmia Khanate

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