Baku Khanate

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Establishment

• January 1748: Baku Khanate was an autonomous Muslim principality under Iranian suzerainty, which existed between 1747 and 1806.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Adel Shah

Expansion during the rule of Adel Shah of Afsharid Iran.

• January 1748: Baku Khanate was an autonomous Muslim principality under Iranian suzerainty, which existed between 1747 and 1806.

2. Russo-Persian Wars

Were a series of wars between Persia and Russia in the period 1651-1828.

2.1. Persian Expedition of 1796

Was a Russian military campaign in Persia.

• July 1796: In June, Russian General Zubov's troops took most of northern Azerbaijan without resistance, including the Baku, Shirvan, and Ganja khanates.
• January 1797: After Russian empress Catherine the Great died that month and Paul succeeded her on the throne, the Russian army under general Valerian Zubov was recalled from Persia.

2.2. Russo-Persian War (1804-13)

Was a war between the Russian Empire and Qajar Persia over territorial disputes in the Caucasus.

• March 1806: On 8 February 1806 Russian General Pavel Tsitsianov was murdered while accepting the surrender of Baku. He was succeeded by General Karl Heinrich von Knorring, who led the Russian forces to take control of the Baku Khanate and other territories in the region.

Disestablishment

• March 1806: On 8 February 1806 Russian General Pavel Tsitsianov was murdered while accepting the surrender of Baku. He was succeeded by General Karl Heinrich von Knorring, who led the Russian forces to take control of the Baku Khanate and other territories in the region.