Dilgam ismailov

XI Theme. Azerbaijan Khanates 
 
1.The historical condition of establishment Azerbaijani 
Khanates 
2. Struggling of khanates to unity lands of Azerbaijan 
3. Struggle against to the foreign invaders 
4. The social-economic condition of khanates’. The culture 
of Azerbaijan.
 
1.The historical condition of establishment
Azerbaijani Khanates 
 
The second half of the XVlll century feudal fragmentation, 
the weakness of economic relations, and advantage of natural 
economy didn’t allow founding a centralized state. Azerbaijan 
divided independent and semi-independent 
khanates, 
sultanates and meliks
. İn 40s in Southern Azerbaijan founded
Tabriz, Urmia, Khoy, Garadagh, Sarab, Maraga, Maku 
khanates. North Azerbaijani lands between Araz –Kura rivers 
Karabakh khanate, from the series of Murovdagh until the 
Kura River areas Ganja khanate, in the plains of Shirvan 
Shamakhi khanate was founded. Azerbaijan's north-east, 
Quba, Baku and Darband khanates, south-east of the 

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Caspian Sea shore created as Lankaran khanate state 
structures. Also were available Ilisu, Gabala, Arash, Kazakh 
and Shamsaddil sultanates. 
İn the North East from 
Shamsaddil were located Jar-Balakan population. Khacin, 
Varanda, Dizag, Gulustan (Talish) Chilebord meliks also 
created under the supervision of the Karabakh khanate. 
In the middle of the XVIII century was established Urmia 
and Maraga khanates which bordered with Ottoman 
Empire. The center of khanate was Urmia city. This khanate 
founded in 1747 by Fatali Khan Afshar (1747-1763). He 
was the cousin of Nadir shah. In this period in Iran for the 
central government Fatali khan Afshar, Karim khan Zand and
Agha Mohamed khan Gajar were fought with one another. 
Fatali khan Afsar in 1752 in Miana and Gamsha battles in