Maku Khanate
Khanate of Maku was an 18th-20th century khanate based in Maku of the Bayat dynasty.
Maku Khanate | |||||||||
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| 1747–1922 | |||||||||
| Status | Khanate | ||||||||
| Capital | Maku | ||||||||
| Common languages | Persian (official), Azerbaijani (Majority), Kurdish & Armenian | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Khanate | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1747 | ||||||||
• Independence from Afsharids | 1747 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1922 | ||||||||
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It came into existence after the death of Nader Shah which led to the breakup of the Safavid empire, and gain semi-independence.[1][2] It rejoined the Persian Empire in 1829,[2] however was not abolished for another century after the death of Murtuzaqulu Khan Bayat.[3]
The Khans of Maku
Further reading
- Martijn Theodoor Houtsma, et al., eds. (eds.). "Maku, khanate". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill Publishers. pp. 180–2. OCLC 8096647.CS1 maint: uses editors parameter (link)
References
- Tadeusz Swietochowski (2004). Russian Azerbaijan, 1905-1920. p. 2. ISBN 0521522455.
- Andrew Burke, Mark Elliott (2008). Iran. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 136. ISBN 1741042933.
- Martijn Theodoor Houtsma, et al., eds. (eds.). "Maku, khanate". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill Publishers. pp. 180–2. OCLC 8096647.CS1 maint: uses editors parameter (link)
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Iran.htm#Maku
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