Ganja Khanate

Ganja Khanate was a state in Caucasus (Middle East) that lasted from 1747 to 1804 CE, about 57 years. The timeline colours it by the language of its rulers: Turkic (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Khanate under Iranian suzerainty around the town of Ganja, governed by the Ziyadoghlu clan of the Turkic Qajar tribe after Shahverdi Khan took the town following Nader Shah's death. Russian forces under Tsitsianov stormed its fortress in January 1804.

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Facts

Dates

1747 to 1804 CE

Duration

57 years

Type

State

Region

Caucasus, Middle East

Language of its rulers

Turkic

Capital

Ganja

Sources

The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Ganja Khanate.

Became

• Russian Caucasus 1801 to 1917 CE

Neighbours in Middle East

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1920 CE
• Qajar dynasty 1789 to 1925 CE
• Russian Caucasus 1801 to 1917 CE
• Emirate of Diriyah 1744 to 1818 CE
• Afsharid dynasty 1736 to 1796 CE
• Sharifate of Mecca c. 967 to 1916 CE
• Kingdom of Imereti 1260 to 1810 CE

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