Salim Khan () was the sixth khan of Shaki. He was described as kind and joyful, but unmerciful man by

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Early years

He was born to Muhammad Husayn khan Mushtaq and a sister of

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. He was first mentioned as a rebel lord against his half-brother Muhammad Hasan Khan. He fled to

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in 1784/1785. He later occupied Shaki when Muhammad Hasan travelled to visit new

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 Agha Muhammad in

Karabakh Karabakh ( az, Qarabağ ; hy, Ղարաբաղ, Ġarabaġ ) is a geographic region in present-day southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia, extending from the highlands of the Lesser Caucasus down to the lowlands between the rivers Kura (Caspia ...

on November or December 1795. While Salim Khan lost the battle near Goynuk, a sudden arrest of Muhammad Hasan by Mostafa khan Davalu (a general under Agha Muhammad) on the charge of treason, led him to re-occupy Shaki using the opportunity. He was supported by Djaro-Belokani noble Aliskandar Huzzati. Muhammad Hasan khan was blinded by Qajars and sent to

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as hostage, meanwhile his 7 underage sons were executed by Salim Khan.

First reign

His first reign started on November–December 1795. He submitted to

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in July–August 1796. However, abrupt end of Russian expedition in Caucasus and Agha Mohammad's new campaign in 1797 forced him to flee again on 9 May 1797. He struggled to take throne back and sought help who was now supported by

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, however instead of battling, Muhammad Hasan surrendered himself to Mustafa khan, who spared him and sent viceroys to govern Shaki as a part of Shirvan. While Salim Khan informed his brother Fatali of this betrayal, locals enthroned Fatali Khan instead of Muhammad Hasan and Salim in defiance of Shirvan.Acts collected by the Caucasian Archeographic Commission: Volume 2, Tbilisi, 1868
p. 643-646
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Second reign

He forced Fatali Khan to resign shortly in 1805 and defeated

with support from Tsitsianov who sent him 300 soldiers. Finally, he submitted to Russian authority on 2 June 1805 and soon was awarded with

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rank on the order of

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. He later mediated

's submission as well, forcing him to be Russian subject on 6 January 1806. After Tsitsianov's murder in

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on 20 February and massacre of

Ibrahim Khalil Khan Ibrahim Khalil khan Javanshir (1732–1806) was an Azerbaijani Turkic khan of the Karabakh Khanate from the Javanshir family, who succeeded his father Panah-Ali khan Javanshir as the ruler of the khanate. Early life He was born in c. 1732 in ...

's family (which also included Salim Khan's sister) by Russians on 2 June 1806, Salim Khan expelled the Russian garrison from Shaki on 24 June 1806. Russian general Pyotr Nebolsin attacked on November as retaliation and routed 8000 strong Shaki army composed of Dagestani mercenaries as well. According to Bakikhanov, he was paid by Qajar prince

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to secure mercenaries.

Life in exile

Salim khan fled to Iran in 1806 while he was succeeded by Fatali Khan in Shaki. He lived in

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sometime around 1818 according to

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and then in

, ultimately immigrating to

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. He initially petitioned to seek asylum and be appointed as a governor of Akhaltshikhe, sending his ambassador Muhammad Chalabi to

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. While he was granted asylum in

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, he was not allowed to reside in Childir,

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for security purposes. He soon fell out of favor for his demands to include his family members in Iran to be relocated to Erzurum and removed to

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in 1822. Salim Khan soon sent more requests, demanding more pensions, a visit to

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and relocation to

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, which was denied by the

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. He died on his way to

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on 12 April 1826 near

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Family

He was married to Tuti Begim, daughter of

Ibrahim Khalil khan Ibrahim Khalil khan Javanshir (1732–1806) was an Azerbaijani Turkic khan of the Karabakh Khanate from the Javanshir family, who succeeded his father Panah-Ali khan Javanshir as the ruler of the khanate. Early life He was born in c. 1732 in ...

of Karabakh, having issues: # Huseyn Khan Khan for a brief time in 1826. # Haji Khan Governor of

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. Later founded Hajikhanlou subtribe of

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. # Suleyman Khan

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. # Fakhrunnisa Khanum {{En dash Married to Mahmud agha. # Asiya begum.

References

1826 deaths Shaki Khanate Year of birth unknown