Maku Khanate
Maku Khanate | |||||||||
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| 1747–1922 | |||||||||
| Status | Khanate | ||||||||
| Capital | Maku | ||||||||
| Common languages | Persian (official), Azerbaijani (Majority), Kurdish & Armenian | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Khanate | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1747 | ||||||||
• Independence from Afsharids | 1747 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1922 | ||||||||
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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
- Ahmad Khan Bayat
- Hassan Khan Bayat
- Hoseyn Khan Bayat
- Ali Khan Bayat
- Haji Ismaeil Khan Bayat
- Teymur Pasha Khan
- Murtuzaqulu Khan Bayat[4]
Further reading
- "Maku, khanate". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill Publishers. pp. 180–2. OCLC 8096647.
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References
- ^ Tadeusz Swietochowski (2004). Russian Azerbaijan, 1905-1920. p. 2. ISBN 0521522455.
- ^ a b Andrew Burke, Mark Elliott (2008). Iran. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 136. ISBN 1741042933.
- ^ "Maku, khanate". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill Publishers. pp. 180–2. OCLC 8096647.
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