The Karabakh Khanate was a semi-independent Turkic Caucasian khanate on the territories of modern-day Armenia and Azerbaijan established in about 1748 under Iranian suzerainty in Karabakh and adjacent areas.
Baku Khanate, was an autonomous Muslim khanate under Iranian suzerainty, which existed between 1747 and 1806. Originally a province of Safavid empire, it became practically independent after the assassination of Nader Shah and weakening of central authority in Iran due to the struggle for power. Its territory now lies within present-day Azerbaijan,
The Shaki Khanate was one of the most powerful of the Caucasian Khanates established in Afsharid Iran, on the northern territories of modern Azerbaijan, between 1743 and 1819 with its capital in the town of Shaki.
A khaganate or khanate was a political entity ruled by a khan, khagan, khatun, or khanum. This political entity was typically found on the Eurasian Steppe and could be equivalent in status to tribal chiefdom, principality, kingdom or empire.
Donboli is a Turkic-speaking Kurdish tribe living around Khoy and Salmas in West Azerbaijan Province in Iran.
The Afshar is tribe of Oghuz Turkic origin, that split into several groups in Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan.
The Sarab Khanate was a Kurdish khanate centered around Sarab after 1747 and ruled by the Shaqaqi tribe.
The Tabriz Khanate was a Caucasian Khanate from 1757 to 1799, centered around Tabriz and led by members of the Turkified Kurdish Donboli tribe.
Karadagh Khanate, was a khanate established in the 18th century, with its capital at Ahar.
The Khoy Khanate, also known as the Principality of Donboli, was a hereditary Kurdish khanate around Khoy and Salmas in Iran ruled by the Donboli tribe from 1210 until 1799. The khanate has been described as the most powerful khanate in the region during the second half of the 18th century. The official religion of this principality was originally Yezidism, until some rulers eventually converted to Islam. The principality has its origins under the Ayyubid dynasty and was ultimately dissolved in 1799 by Abbas Mirza. During this period, the status of principality oscillated between autonomous and independent.
The Afshars of Urmia refers to a branch of the Afshar tribe centered in the Iranian city of Urmia. From 1624/25 to 1820/21, the governorship of Urmia was mainly in the hands of the Urmia Afshars. After that, only a few them served as its governor, the last one being Imam Quli Khan, who became governor in 1879/80.
The Khalkhal Khanate was an 18th-19th century khanate based in Khalkhal. Khanate of Khalkhal was one of the khanates, located in historic Azerbaijan which remained semi-independent for 62 years.
Zulfaqar Khan Afshar was the first khan of the Zanjan Khanate from 1747 to 1780.
Ali Khan Ashar was the second khan of the Zanjan Khanate from 1780 to 1782.
Abdullah Khan Afshar was the third khan of the Zanjan Khanate from 1782 to 1797.
Amanullah Khan Afshar was the fourth khan of the Zanjan Khanate from 1797 to 1810.
Mirza Muhammad Khan I was the founding Khan of the Baku Khanate. He was a descendant of the Iranian garrison commander of Baku of 1723.
Anvar Chingizoglu was an Azerbaijani historian, ethnologist and genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval Azerbaijan, Iran and the Ottoman Empire.
Abdollah Mirza Qajar was an Iranian prince (shahzadeh) of the Qajar dynasty, the 11th son of Fath-Ali Shah, king of Qajar Iran from 1797 to 1834. Abdollah was the governor of the states Zanjan and Khamseh. He had two children with his wife, Mohsen Mirza and Shams al-Molok. Other than that, he had 19 sons and 9 daughters from his concubines.
