House of Black Monk
House of Black Monk | |
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Founded | c. 13th century |
Final ruler | Salim Khan (Shaki khan) |
Titles | Khan of Shaki |
Estate(s) | Shakikhanovs' Palace Palace of Shaki Khans |
Deposition | 1806 |
The House of Black Monk was the ruling dynasty of the Shaki Khanate. It was first reported by Karim agha Shakikhanov, a scion of dynasty, in his Brief History of Shaki Khans written in Azerbaijani, included in Bernhard Dorn's "Excerpts from Muhammedan writers" in 1858.[1] However he mistakenly attributed the book to some certain Haji Abdullatif Afandi, while Azerbaijani poet Salman Mumtaz concluded that in fact it was Karim Shakikhanov's work.[2] It was republished in 1958, this time under the name of Karim agha. According to Azerbaijani historian Adalat Tahirzada, book might be commissioned by Ivan Paskevich - Russian general in Caucasus.[3]
History
According to the legend, the progenitor of this house was a
The family wouldn't rise to prominence until
Their current descendants use Shakikhanov and Shakinski surnames. Famous people hailing from the family was Soviet film actress Barat Shakinskaya, historian Karim agha Shakikhanov, police general Emin Shakinski,[citation needed] head of Baku City Police Mamed Shakinski.[8]
References
- OCLC 28162672.
- ^ Mumtaz, Salman (1929). "Criticism and comments on "Brief History of Shaki Khans"". Maarif İşçisi [Enlightenment Worker] (in Azerbaijani). 2: 85–90.
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- OCLC 977858591.
- ^ "ЭСБЕ/Шекинское ханство — Викитека". ru.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- ^ Haji Seyyid, Abdulhamid. "The pedigree of Sheki khans". www.vostlit.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- ^ Petrushevsky, Ilya (1949). Essays on the history of feudal relations in Azerbaijan and Armenia in the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries. p. 72.
- ^ "Шекинский Мамед Эмин Ахмед оглы | Баку | Энциклопедия | Люди". www.baku.ru. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
Sources
- ISBN 978-90-04-10422-8.