Baku Khanate

The Baku Khanate (Persian: خانات باکو, romanized: Khānāt-e Baku), was a khanate under Iranian suzerainty, which controlled the city of Baku and its surroundings from 1747 to 1806.

Baku Khanate
خانات باکو
1747–1806
Baku Khanate and its borders 1806.
StatusKhanate
Under Iranian suzerainty
CapitalBaku
Common languagesPersian (official, literature)
Tat language (primary)
Religion
Shia Islam
Khan 
 1747–1768
Mirza Muhammad Khan I (first)
 1792–1806
Husayn Quli Khan (last)
History 
 Established
1747
 Disestablished
1806
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Afsharid Iran
Shemakha Governorate
Today part ofAzerbaijan
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