Mehrali bey Javanshir

Mehrali bey Javanshir (Azerbaijani: Mehrəli bəy Cavanşir) — was the de facto leader of the Karabakh Khanate prior to Ibrahim Khalil Khan's arrival from Zand Iran. Most of the information about him came from his descendant Ahmad bey Javanshir's On the Political Affairs of the Karabakh khanate in 1747–1805.

Mehrali bey Javanshir
De-facto Khan of Karabakh
Reign1759-1760
PredecessorPanah Ali Khan
SuccessorIbrahim Khalil Khan
Born1735
Died1785 (aged 49–50)
Shirvan Khanate
Noble familyJavanshir clan

Life

He commanded a wing of 3,000 soldiers during Muhammadhasan khan's invasion of Karabakh in 1757. He was left behind by his father Panah Ali Khan prior to his departure to Iran in 1759.[1] Not accepting Ibrahim Khalil's right to rule, he established several alliances with nomadic tribes in Karabakh. However, he was defeated by the combined forces of his brother and the Avar khanate and had to flee to Karim Khan Zand, who instructed Hedayat-Allah Khan of Gilan to invade Karabakh. However Karim Khan's death in 1779 foiled the plans of Mehrali. This time he left for the Quba Khanate and obtained an alliance with Fatali Khan who was going to invade the Karabakh Khanate in 1785. However Mehrali bey was ambushed on his way from Baku to Karabakh by the forces of Aghasi Khan of Shirvan.[2]

Family

He had at least four sons and a daughter:

References
  1. Ismayilov, Eldar. "The Khans of Karabakh: The Elder Line by Generations". The Caucasus & Globalization.
  2. Javanshir, Ăḣmădbăi̐ (1961). О политическом существовании Карабахского ханства: с 1747 по 1805 год (in Russian). Азәрбајҹан ССР Елмләр Академијасы Нәшријјаты. p. 60.


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