Maku Khanate

Maku Khanate
Khanate
1747–1922
Capital Maku
Languages Persian (official), Azerbaijani (Majority), Kurdish & Armenian
Religion Islam
Government Khanate
History
   Established 1747
  Independence from Afsharids 1747
   Disestablished 1922
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Afsharid dynasty
Qajar dynasty

Khanate of Maku was an 18th-20th century khanate based in Maku of the Bayat dynasty.

It came into existence after the death of Nader Shah which led to the breakup of the Safavid empire, and gain semi-independence.[1][2] It rejoined the Persian Empire in 1829,[2] however was not abolished for another century after the death of Murtuzaqulu Khan Bayat.[3]

The Khans of Maku

Further reading

References

  1. Tadeusz Swietochowski (2004). Russian Azerbaijan, 1905-1920. p. 2. ISBN 0521522455.
  2. 1 2 Andrew Burke, Mark Elliott (2008). Iran. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 136. ISBN 1741042933.
  3. Martijn Theodoor Houtsma, et al., eds. (eds.). "Maku, khanate". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill Publishers. pp. 180–2. OCLC 8096647.
  4. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Iran.htm#Maku

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