Jamal al-Din Khan ( fa, جمال الدین خان) was the Khan of the
Talysh Khanate
Talysh Khanate or Talish Khanate ( fa, خانات تالش, Khānāt-e Tālesh) was a khanate of Iranian origin that was established in Persia and existed from the middle of the 18th century till the beginning of the 19th century, located in the ...
until 1786.
Early life
Sayyid Abbas, the father of Jamal al-Din Khan, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and arrived from
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
to the Talysh Territory.
[Stuart Olsen ''et al.']
''An Ethno-historical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires''
Greenwood Publishing Group, 1 jan. 1994 p 620 He married Ahu Khanum, the sister of the Bek, from the village of Boradiga Asad-Bek. From this marriage, Sayyid Jamaladdin was born.
In 1736, Seyid Abbas-Bek sent Seyid Jamaladdin to the service of Nadir Shah in Sugovushan. Interestingly, Jamaladdin Bey received the nickname Gara (“black”) in this service because of the color of his skin. Seyid Jamaladdin received the title of Khan from Nadir Shah for courage during his visit to Dagestan and became known as Jamal al-Din Khan.
On the throne
After the assassination of
Nadir Shah
Nader Shah Afshar ( fa, نادر شاه افشار; also known as ''Nader Qoli Beyg'' or ''Tahmāsp Qoli Khan'' ) (August 1688 – 19 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian h ...
in
1747
Events
January–March
* January 31 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
* February 11 – King George's War: A combined French and Indian force, commanded by Captain Nicolas Antoine II Coul ...
, many khanates and sultans formed on the territory of Azerbaijan, one of which was the Talysh Khanate. After the death of Seyd Abbas, the khanate was headed by his son Jamal al-Din Khan. Jamal al-Din Khan strengthened the borders and created a standing army. To strengthen the central government, he added the lands of unsatisfied feudal lords to the lands of the khans.
To protect the khanate from attacks, he moved the capital to Lankaran. During this period, Lankaran became an important port city on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Khan built the city walls, a khan's palace, a mosque, a bathhouse, a market and a caravanserai. There were two markets in the city: upper (central) and lower.
During the reign of Jamal al-Din Khan, relations between Kerim Khan Zend deteriorated. Ally Kerim Khan Khan Gilana Hidayat Khan attacked the Talysh Khanate in
1768
Events
January–March
* January 9 – Philip Astley stages the first modern circus, with acrobats on galloping horses, in London.
* February 11 – Samuel Adams's circular letter is issued by the Massachusetts House of Rep ...
and defeated the troops of Jamal al-Din Khan. Jamal al-Din Khan was forced to pay taxes to Hidayat Khan. Jamal al-Din Khan sent his brother Karbalai Sultan to the shed of Khan of Quba
Fatali Khan to get help against Gilan. In
1785
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The first issue of the ''Daily Universal Register'', later known as ''The Times'', is published in London.
* January 7 – Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries tr ...
, the Talysh Khanate joined the lands of Fath Ali Khan.
1786
Events
January–March
* January 3 – The third Treaty of Hopewell is signed, between the United States and the Choctaw.
* January 6 – The outward bound East Indiaman '' Halsewell'' is wrecked on the south coast of Englan ...
Jamal al-Din Khan died. After his death, the son of
Mir-Mostafa Khan Khan entered the throne.
References
Sources
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1786 deaths
Talysh Khanate
Talysh people