Maragheh Khanate

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Maragheh Khanate
ماراغا خانلیغی
خانات مراغه
1747–1925
StatusKhanate
CapitalMaragheh
Common languagesPersian (official), Azerbaijani,
Kurdish
Religion
Shia Islam
GovernmentKhanate
Khan 
History 
• Established
1747
• Independence from Afsharids
1747
• Disestablished
1925
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Afsharid dynasty
Qajar dynasty
Today part ofIran

The Maragheh Khanate was a 18th–20th-century khanate based in Maragheh. The khanate is known as one of the khanates located in historic Azerbaijan, which became for more than a hundred years semi-independent from Iran. The ruling Muqaddam dynasty's origins are unclear, but it is known that they had migrated from the Caucasus in the late 18th century.[1]

The administration of the khanate was similar to the Qajar administration. For 5 generations the Muqaddams managed to have significant autonomy from the central government.[1]

After the abolition of the khanate in 1925 by Reza Shah, the members of the dynasty were expelled. They went into exile in Azerbaijan and Turkey. The descendants of the dynasty now live in various countries, and take the surnames Mükeddem, Mükeddem-Marağayi, Etimadi-Mükeddam and others.[2]

Rulers[]

  • (Founder of the Maragheh Khanate)
  • Ahmad Khan Muqaddam
  • Mirza Hossein Khan
  • Haji Ali Khan (1807-1867)
  • Mohammad Hassan Khan Muqaddam (1843-1896)
  • Samed Khan Shucaeddovle (1852-1914)
  • Iskender Khan Sardar Nasser Muqaddam

References[]

  1. ^ a b Good, Mary-Jo Delvecchio (1977). "Social Hierarchy in Provincial Iran: The Case of Qajar Maragheh". Iranian Studies. 10 (3): 129–163. ISSN 0021-0862.
  2. ^ Atkin, Muriel (2008). Russia and Iran, 1780—1828 (2nd ed.). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-521-58336-5.


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