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Azerbaijani Khanates
What are the khanates first of all? Khanate is basically a state with
governance and a leadership of Khan. Khanate is an empire and a dynasty of
royalty with it’s own policy, economy and environment. There were many
different Khanates formed on the territories of Northern Azerbaijan,
especially after Afshar dynasty got declined. The Khanates of Northern
Azerbaijan that have ever existed are Sheki Khanate established by Haji
Chelebi who was brave enough to emerge a khanate while Nader Shah was in
power, Karabakh Khanate by Panahali Khan from Javanshir tribe, Quba
Khanate by Hossein Ali Khan, Irevan Khanate in 18th century by Irevan Khan,
Shamakha Khanate established after the death of Nader Shah in 1747 by
Mahamaadsaid Khan.