Shahverdi Khan of Ganja

II Shah Verdi Khan, full name; Shahverdi Khan Ziyad-oghlu Qajar, (died 1760) was the first khan of Ganja from 1747 to 1760. He was from the Ziyad-ogli branch of the Qajar clan. His rise to the leadership of one of the independent khanates in the South Caucasus was a consequence of the death of Nader Shah in 1747 and the ensuing anarchy in Iran. He was assassinated by the rebellious people of Ganja. After that, the neighboring Georgians intervened and enthroned Shah Verdi's son, Muhammad Hasan Khan (r. 1760–1780).^[1]

References

^ Akopyan, Alexander V (Autumn 2008). "Ganja Coins of Georgian Types, AH 1200–1205" (PDF). Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society. 197 (Supplement: Caucasian Numismatics, Papers on the Coinage of Kartl-Kakheti (Eastern Georgia), 1744–1801): 47–52.

Preceded by Created	Khan of Ganja 1747–1760	Succeeded by Muhammad Hasan Khan

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[1] Akopyan, Alexander V (Autumn 2008). "Ganja Coins of Georgian Types, AH 1200–1205" (PDF). Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society. 197 (Supplement: Caucasian Numismatics, Papers on the Coinage of Kartl-Kakheti (Eastern Georgia), 1744–1801): 47–52.

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