Ardabil Khanate () was an 18th-19th century
khanate based in
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 ...
. It was established by Badr Khan in 1736, who attended the coronation of
Nader Shah in January 1736. The khanate was ruled by Sarikhanbayli clan of
Shahsevan
The Shahsevan ( az, Şahsevənlər), are a branch of the Turkic Oghuz groups, a sub-ethnic group of Azerbaijani people, located primarily in Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan. The name ''Shahsevan'' means "adherents of the Shah, a people who are lov ...
tribal alliance. It was disestablished in 1808 and converted to a province of
Qajar Iran
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 ...
.
List of rulers
* ''
Badr Khan Sarikhanbayli-Shahsevan'' (as paramount chief of Shahsevans) 1736 - 1747
* ''
Nazarali Khan Sarikhanbayli-Shahsevan'' 1757 - 1792 (acknowledged as khan by
Karim Khan Zand
Mohammad Karim Khan Zand ( fa, محمدکریم خان زند, Mohammad Karīm Khân-e Zand; ) was the founder of the Zand Dynasty, ruling from 1751 to 1779. He ruled all of Iran (Persia) except for Khorasan. He also ruled over some of the Ca ...
)
** Tala Hassan Khan (ruled as puppet of
Fatali Khan of
Quba
Quba () is a city and the administrative centre of the Quba District of Azerbaijan. The city lies on the north-eastern slopes of Shahdag mountain, at an altitude of 600 metres above sea level, on the right bank of the Kudyal river. It has a po ...
in 1784-1785)
* ''
Nasir Khan Sarikhanbayli-Shahsevan'' 1792 - 1797
* ''
Nazarali Khan II'' 1797-1808
References
Sources
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Ardabil
Vassal and tributary states of the Zand dynasty
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