- Quba Khanate
The Quba Khanate was an independent principality on the territory of modern day
Azerbaijan from 1747-1806. The Quba Khanate was founded as a feudal hold around 1680 as a result of a land grant to the Saytaq family, who were related to both theQajar dynasty and the "Utsmi" (duke) ofTarki inDagestan and were thus highly respected among the loacl khanates ofAzerbaijan .The principality achieved independence after the dissolution of Safavid Persia in 1747 and achieved its greatest prominence under Fath Ali Khan (1758-1789).
As a result of conquests or successful alliances, Fath Ali Khan seized the important port of
Baku , the Shamakha Khanate and the Salyan Khanate and organized expeditions as far south asArdabil in his fight against theZand dynasty.The Quba Khanate relied heavy upon Russian arms in all their campaigns. In revenge for the killing of a Russian scientist in 1775,
Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin , Russian help was withdrawn, leading to subsequent defeats.After Fath Ali Khan's death, the Khanate's influence declined. As a result of
Mohammad Khan Qajar 's conquests and the devastation its brought, the Alliance of Northern khanates disintegrated. The Khanate was conquered by Russia in 1806, and was fully incorporated into newly created Shamakha Province by 1816.Saytaq Khans Rulers
1680 - Sep 1721 Husayn Khan1721 Ahmad Khan1721 - 1722 Chulaq Surkhay Khan1722 - 1758 Husayn `Ali Khan1758 - Mar 1789 Fath `Ali Khan1789 - 1791 Ahmad Khan1791 - 1806 Shaykh `Ali Agha1806 - 1816 Husayn Khan
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Khanates of the Caucasus External links
* [http://www.rulers.org/rula2.html#azerbaijan rulers.org]
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