Dilgam ismailov

İran, Ottoman 
and Russia had to maneuver. Between 1775-1776 years with 
Karim khan Zand and Fatali khan had happened interchange 
of messengers. But Fatali khan did not want to lose his 
independence. With coming to power Agha Mohamed khan 
Gajar Iran's role in the political life of the South Caucasus 
began to grow. 
After the Kicik Gaynarcha contract (1774) convergence 
between the Osmanlı Empire and the khanates of Azerbaijan 
increased. In 1785 Karabakh, Shaki and Quba khanates sent 
messengers to Istanbul. But Ottoman Empire not wishing to 
complicate, relations refused official comment on the show. 
This way at the Ottoman-Russia war deprived itself from the 
support khanates of Azerbaijan. This situation caused a good 
condition in this territory for Russia. In Azerbaijan founded the 
khanates of Azerbaijan caused conditions for Russia an attac-
ker to implement the plans. But Ottoman Empire prevented 
this. Therefore Russia for realizing its expansionist policy pre-
ferred military strategic actions. The line of Caucasus strengt-
hened, there increased the number of troops. In the occupying 

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lands especially were located Russians. Russia tried to keep 
friendship relations with North khanates of Azerbaijan. Russia 
during the war with Ottoman Empire was trying to achieve that 
khanates of Azerbaijan shouldn’t to be in the name of any state.
Fatali khan after the defeat of Gavdushan was trying to 
restore previous condition. He paid special attention to restore 
diplomatic relations with Russia. For this purpose in 1775 
spring he sent Darband’s ruler Mirzabay Farhadbayov as a 
messenger to the Russia’s palace. The letter was written to the 
tsaritsa indicated that Fathali khan will remain loyal to this 
friendship and will support of Russian’s traders. 
Russia supposedly took into consideration Quba khanate 
as a part of the Iran and he respect to neighborly relations with 
Iran rejected Fatali khan’s proposal. Thus, the first visit of 
khanates of Azerbaijan had concluded unsuccessful. In 1787 
12 messengers of Guba khanate under the leadership of Mirza