Shamshadil

Shamshadil, Shamshaddil, or The Sultanate of Shamshaddil (рус. Шамшадиль, Шамшадинский султанат, azerb. Şəmşəddil sultanlığı) was a sultanate established in 1747. Its area was 4,200 versts (one verst equals to 1,067 square meters), and the population mainly consisted of Zulgadar clan, taking roots from the Qizilbash Turkic tribes. The sultanate was located near Lake Sevan and covered the territories of the modern day Tavush Province in Armenia and some parts of Tovuz District in Azerbaijan, with the center in the village of Oksuzlu, in the territory of Tovuz.[1]

The Sultanate of Shamshaddil

Şəmşəddil sultanlığı (in Azerbaijani)
Shamshadil sultanlygy
1747–1801
Map of countries in the Caucasus including Shamshadil sultanate in 1801
Statussultanate
CapitalOksuzlu
Official languagesAzerbaijani
Religion
Islam
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
History 
• Established
1747
• Disestablished
1801
Area
• Total
4,481.4 km2 (1,730.3 sq mi)
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Afsharid dynasty
Russian Empire

It was headed by the Zulgadar clan who lived mainly in the village of Khilkhina. Although the Shamshaddil sultanate was subordinated to the Ganja Khanate and the Kartli Tsar from time to time, it always fought for independence.

In 1801, the Shamshadil Sultanate was annexed to Russian Empire together with the Sultanates of Borchaly and Kazakh.

The first sultan of Shamshaddil was Sultan Allahverdi Zulqadar who ruled from 1747 to 1761. The most powerful sultan - Nasib - ruled from 1797 to 1819.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. Şahsevən (Əliyarlı), İltifat (2013). İstiqlal fədailəri - Azərbaycan Xalq Cümhuriyyətinin Daxili İşlər Nazirləri və silahdaşları: 1918-1920. Bakı – Mütərcim.
  2. Обозрение российских владений за Кавказом, в статистическом, этнографическом, топографическом и финансовом отношениях. Часть II. Санкт-Петербург: Типография Департамента Внешней Торговли. 1836. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-5-4460-2609-8.
  3. Бобровский, Павел (1892–1898). История 13-го Лейб-Гренадерского Эриванского Его Величества полка за 250 лет. Часть IV. Тип. В.С. Балашева. pp. 34–35. ISBN 5458045785.


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