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Sheki khanate


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    • Shekinskoe khanstvo
    • Shakki khanate
    • Şeki xanlığı
    • Shaki khanate
    • Shekin khanate
    • Khanate of Sheki
    • Khanate of Shakki
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    • Earlier Established Forms

      • Shekinskoe khanstvo
    • Sources

      • found: The 1819 Russian survey of the khanate of Sheki [Shakki], 2016:ECIP galley (Shekinskogo khanstva [genitive case])
      • found: Ru.cyclopaedia.net/wiki, November 9, 2015(Shekinskoe khanstvo [transliterated from Cyrillic]; in Azeri: Şeki xanlığı; English translation: Sheki khanate; feudal state that existed in the middle of the 18th to the beginning of 19th centuries; in the north of modern Azerbaijan, within the historical region Shaki)
      • found: Wikipedia, November 9, 2015(Shaki khanate; in Azerbaijani: Şeki xanlığı; also spelled as Sheki khanate, Shekin khanate, Shakki khanate; was a Caucasian khanate established in Afsharid Iran, on the territory of modern Azerbaijan, between 1743 and 1819 with its capital in the town of Shaki; history: The khanate was founded in 1743 as a result of revolt led by Haji Chalabi Khan against the Safavid Empire; it was considered one of the strongest feudal states in the Caucasus; the capital of the khanate, Shaki, the most populated settlement in the state, was destroyed by floods in 1772, subsequently leading to suburbanization of the town and re-population of the countryside; starting from the end of the 18th century, Shaki khans sought military assistance from the Russian Empire due to growing tensions with Qajars)
      • found: Sheki : magical beauty,
      • found: Shekinskoe khanstvo, 2020:page 70 (The Sheki khanate was one of the most prosperous states in Azerbaijan. Haji Chelebi rebuilt Sheki and set up a formidable fortress on the outskirts of the city. The grandson of the khanate's founder, Huseyn Khan, built a palace within its walls) page 73 (The Sheki Khanate laster almost 80 years)
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      • 2015-11-09: new
      • 2023-10-17: revised
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