Karadagh Khanate

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Karadagh Khanate
1747–1828
Borders of the Khanate of Garadagh
Status	Khanate
Capital	Ahar
Common languages	Persian (official), Azerbaijani (majority)
Religion	Shia Islam
Government	Khanate
History
• Established	1747
• Independence from Afsharids	1747
• Disestablished	1828
Preceded by Succeeded by Afsharid Iran Qajar Iran
Today part of	Iran

Karadagh Khanate (Persian: خانات قره‌داغ), was a khanate established in the 18th century, with its capital at Ahar.

Khanate

The khanate was founded in 1747 by Kazim khan Karadakhlu as an independent entity. Its territory had bordered with

Khanate's ruling family belonged to Toqmaqlu subclan of Ustajlu Turcomans. Enfeoffed by Tahmasp I as hereditary lords of Karadakh, they ranked 8th place in Kizilbash hierarchy.^[1] Their earliest known ancestor was Ilyas Khalifa who was born in Sivas.^{[citation needed]}

• Ilyas Khalifa (c. 1500)
• Shamsaddin Khalifa (d. 1603)
• Ilyas Khalifa II (d. 1610)
• Burhanaddin Khalifa (c. 1611)
• Shamsaddin Khalifa II (no issues)
• Ahmad Khalifa
• Mahmud Sultan
• Bayandur Sultan (c. 1701)
• Muhammadqasim khan (d. 1721)
• Abdurrazzaq khan (khan, later in 1725, Pasha of Ottoman Empire; d. 1729)
• Kazim khan (r. 1730-1763)
• Mustafakuli khan (r. 1763-1782, 1786-1791)
• Ismail khan (r. 1782-1783, 1791-1797)
• Abbaskuli khan (r. 1797-1813)
• Muhammadkuli khan — (r. 1813-1828; d. 1840)
• Hasanliagha khan (b. 1820, d. 1847)
• Hasanali khan Karadakhski
  (1848-1929)
• Mahammadhuseyn khan (b. 1827, d. 1891)
• Sadatquli khan
• Najafkuli khan (r. 1783-1786; d. 1818)

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