Qutqashen Sultanate

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Qutqashen Sultanate (

Qabala Rayon
.

Historical background

Qabala was ancient capital of the

Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri as "Khazar". In the 19th century, the Azerbaijani historian Abbasgulu Bakikhanov
mentioned in his book "Gulistani Irem" that Kbala or Khabala were in fact Qabala. In 60s B.C.,
Elisabethpol Governorate. Due to archeological finds in Qabala, it was declared a National State Reserve in 1985.[3][4]

Azerbaijani writer and Imperial Russian general Ismayil bek Kutkashensky was a descendant of Qutqashen Sultans.

Rulers of the sultanate

Picture gallery

  • Khanates of the Caucasus in the 18th and 19th centuries
    Khanates of the Caucasus in the 18th and 19th centuries
  • Entering Qabala
    Entering Qabala
  • Ancient Qabala fortress
    Ancient Qabala fortress
  • Archeological site of Qabala fortress
    Archeological site of Qabala fortress
  • Archaeological Excavations of Ancient Qabala - Glazed ceramic and ceramic pipe
    Archaeological Excavations of Ancient Qabala - Glazed ceramic and ceramic pipe
  • Archeological excavations
    Archeological excavations
  • Archeological excavations in Qabala
    Archeological excavations in Qabala
  • Ceramic finds
    Ceramic finds
  • Qabala lake
    Qabala lake

See also

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