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Northern Khanates

The document outlines both positive and negative features of the Northern Azerbaijan khanates in the 18th century. Negatively, the khanates preferred to ally with the Georgian king against the powerful Sheki khanate rather than unite Azerbaijan against foreign threats. Positively, the Quba khanate under Fatali Khan pursued a policy of unification by reforming its economic and tax systems, managing to unite the northeastern lands for a time. However, unification of all Azerbaijan was not achieved due to resistance from feudals, Russian interference, and the khanates' belief that Russia supported their independence despite its goal of conquest.

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Northern Khanates

The document outlines both positive and negative features of the Northern Azerbaijan khanates in the 18th century. Negatively, the khanates preferred to ally with the Georgian king against the powerful Sheki khanate rather than unite Azerbaijan against foreign threats. Positively, the Quba khanate under Fatali Khan pursued a policy of unification by reforming its economic and tax systems, managing to unite the northeastern lands for a time. However, unification of all Azerbaijan was not achieved due to resistance from feudals, Russian interference, and the khanates' belief that Russia supported their independence despite its goal of conquest.

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What kind of positive and negative features in the activity of Northern


Azerbaijan Khanates can be outlined?

In the 18th-century khanates as Karabagh, Sheki, Quba, Shamakhi, Iravan, Nakhichevan, Talish,
Ganja, Baku and Javad were founded in Azerbaijan.
Already during the reign of Nadir Shah, the Sheki khanate was formed by Haji Chelebi. Not a
long time after the establishment of this khanate it started to become powerful which
concerned other khanates as Karabakh, Yerevan and Nakhchivan. Haji Chelebi also gained the
Kartli – Cakhetian tsar Irakly II as his enemy which later led to a battle in 1751 where Georgian
king was defeated. This made him realize the power of Sheki khanate and he turned to other
khanates with a proposal to ally against Chelebi. They agreed to meet near the Ganja, which
was the most negative feature of Nothern Khanates. They preferred to ally with Georgian king
rather than uniting the whole Azerbaijan against the Georgian and Russian troops. Irakly II came
to Ganja with a huge army which made it possible for him to conquer the khanates. This event
is recognized in history as “the betrayal in Kizilkaya”. Haji Chelebi learnt about this event and
came to liberate the captivated khans. This was the lesson of unity for Azerbaijani khanates.
Unfortunately, throughout history, the unification policy of khanates did not succeed. The
major positive feature of Northern khanates and especially Quba khanate is the unification
policy of Fatali khan. He was the wise, far-seeing and very intelligent ruler. Fatali khan knew,
that to become enough powerful to resist the Christian troops Azerbaijan have to be united.
And to reach that goal he began with reformations in his khanate. Fatali Khan established a
strong tax policy and provided the increase of profit of state treasury. All these reforms made
Quba khanate financially and economically stable which later created to conditions to try and
unite Azerbaijan. He partly succeeded in his progressive ideas and in the 60s of the 18th
century, all north-eastern lands were united the Quba khanate. Who resisted the most against
Fatali khan were big feudals in his khanate. They did not want to accept the centralized power,
which created obstacles for Fatali khan. Related with all these problems and also because of
Russia interfering in the policy of khanates even Fatali khan could not unite the whole
Azerbaijan. Besides that, several khans believed in the support of Russia not knowing its crucial
plans to conquer Azerbaijan. So, Azerbaijan khans did their best to conduct independent
foreign policy in difficult circumstances. A major goal of the khans was the maintenance of the
integrity and independence of their states. But, these states were small and weak in separate.
Due to prevent the attacks of their enemies they should be united. Unfortunately, the
unification of Azerbaijan lands was not successful in the second half of the 18th century.

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