Sadeq Khan Shaqaqi ( fa, صادق خان شقاقی) was the chief of the
Shaqaqi
The Shekak (also Shakkak, Shikakan or Shekkāk; ; ) is a Kurdish tribe present in various regions, mainly in West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
History
The Shikaki tribe are first mentioned in a Yezidi mişûr (manuscript) from 1207 AD, where th ...
tribe and
khan of
Sarab from 1786 to 1800. He was the eldest son and successor of Ali Khan Shaqaqi.
The Shaqaqi were
Kurds ug:كۇردلار
Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ira ...
who had become Turkified and converted to
Shia Islam
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. They originally populated the
Ardabil
Ardabil (, fa, اردبیل, Ardabīl or ''Ardebīl'') is a city in northwestern Iran, and the capital of Ardabil Province. As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000. The dominant majority in the city are ethnic Iranian Azerbaija ...
region, using
Meshginshahr
Meshgin Shahr ( fa, مشگين شهر, also Romanized as Meshgīn Shahr; also known as Meshkīn Shahr or simply Mishgin; formerly Khiav ( fa, خياو), also Romanized as Kheyāv, Khīāv, Khiov, Khīyāv, and Khiyov) is a city and capital of Mes ...
as their headquarters. After
Nader Qoli Beg arrived to
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 t ...
in 1730, however, they were deported to
Khorasan. They eventually returned to Azerbaijan, this time establishing themselves in Sarab and
Miyaneh.
Sadeq Khan may have taken advantage on the hate of the would-be assassins of
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (), the
Qajar
Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...
shah of
Iran
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. Following the latters assassination in June 1797, Sadeq Khan emptied the royal tent, taking Agha Mohammad Khan's prized possessions with him, including the
Kayanian crown. Sadeq Khan quickly crossed the
Aras, where he assembled his Shaqaqi forces and attacked the Qajar forces, which scattered towards the capital
Tehran
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. Sadeq Khan soon established his rule in most of Azerbaijan, planning to put his dynasty on the Iranian throne. He gave the governorship of
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
and Qaradagh to his two brothers, and at the head of 15,000 tribesmen marched towards
Qazvin
Qazvin (; fa, قزوین, , also Romanization, Romanized as ''Qazvīn'', ''Qazwin'', ''Kazvin'', ''Kasvin'', ''Caspin'', ''Casbin'', ''Casbeen'', or ''Ghazvin'') is the largest city and capital of the Qazvin Province, Province of Qazvin in Iran. ...
, where some of his family members were kept.
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Sarab Khanate
1800 deaths