Baku Khanate
Muslim khanate (A.D. 1747–1806)
The Baku Khanate (Persian: خانات باکو, romanized: Khānāt-e Bāku), was a khanate under Iranian suzerainty, which controlled the city of Baku and its surroundings from 1747 to 1806.
Background
The city of Baku, located in the South Caucasus, was originally part of the Shirvan province of Safavid Iran. Dargah Qoli Beg, whose family was originally from Mazandaran, governed the area in the early half of the 18th century. Following the collapse of the Safavid government in 1722, Iranian authority in the South Caucasus started to dwindle. During the Russo-Persian War of 1722–1723, Dargah Qoli acknowledged Russian rule and retained his position until his dismissal in 1730, which occurred due to cooperating with Iran. He then went into the service of the Iranian military leader Nader, under whom he served as a commander. Following the withdrawal of the Russians, Dargah Qoli was re-appointed as governor of Baku.
By 1735, however, the former Iranian holdings in the South Caucasus had been restored due to the efforts of Nader, who had re-established the former Safavid borders. It was also during this period that he set his sights on the throne, as he believed his campaigns had stabilised the country and brought him enough fame. On 8 March 1736, he was crowned the new shah (king) of Iran, thus abolishing the Safavid dynasty and starting the Afsharid dynasty.
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