Стр. 15 - Azərbaycan xalçaları

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Allahverdi bey oglu Serkar from the Khanchobani tribe raised the flag of the
Shirvan khanate. In 1749, Ahmad khan attacked Shahseven khanate, but was
defeated with the help of the Sheki and Karabakh khanates. In 1755, Sheki
khan Haji Chelebi surrounded Agsun (New Shamakhi). The khanate was de-
fended with the help of the Guba khan, Huseynali khan. In 1765, Agasi and
Muhammad Said captured New Shamakhi and ended the dual power in the
khanate. In 1768, the Guba khan, Fatali khan (1758 – 1789), seized Shamakhi
khanate. After the death of Fatali khan, the fight for the authority over the Sha-
makhi khanate started. In 1792 the last Shamakhi khan, Mustafa khan, came
to power.
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the Russian Empire
began to implement its occupational plans in northern Azerbaijan. In 1803,
Jar-Balakan was invaded, followed by Ganja khanate in1804. In May of 1805,
a treaty was signed with Karabakh and Sheki khanates in Kurakchay. On De-
cember 27, 1805, Russia signed a treaty with the Shamakhi khanate, which in
fact annexed the khanate.
Shamakhi Khanate as part of the Russian Empire. Czarist Russia began to elimi-
nate northern Azerbaijani khanates that were annexed through the Gulustan
Treaty (1813) with Iran.
In 1819, the Sheki khanate was eliminated and turned into a province, fol-
lowed by Shirvan in 1820, and Karabakh in 1822. They were included in the
Muslim military circle, of which Shusha was the center. On the basis of the
“Organizations for the Transcaucasian Region Adminstration” law (April 10,
1840), Shirvan province was included in the Kaspi region, with its center at
Shamakhi city. Through a December 14, 1846 decree, the governorate-region
system was implemented. The Shamakhi region became the governorate with
the same name, with its center at Shamakhi city. After the 1859 earthquake, the
governorate center was trans-
ferred to Baku (Map 2). The
1902 earthquake in Shamakhi
caused major destruction in the
city. However, the work done
for restoration of the city had
a positive affect in the develop-
ment of the region, enriching
Azerbaijan’s science, literature,
culture, and art with new his-
torical figures (S.A. Shirvani,
M.A. Sabir, and A. Sahhat).
1918 genocide. In February of
1917, the czarist regime in Rus-
sia collapsed and the Provision-
al Government was established.
A little later, in October of 1917,
the Provisional Government
also collapsed and the Bolshe-
viks came to power. Having
established Soviet authority in
Baku, the Bolshevik-Dashnak
crowd committed genocide
against Azer­baijani people to
reinforce their authority in the
country. Some of the bloodiest
carnage occurred in Shamakhi
in March of 1918. Armenians
carried out genocide in 86 of
120 Azerbaijani villages in the
Shamakhi region.
The Azerbaijan Democratic Re-
public (1918-1920). The March
1918 genocide pushed Azerbai-
Shamakhi region. (Second half of the 19 th– early 20 th century). Map 2.
Source: Azərbaycan tarixi atlası, s. 44
Carpet fragment. Wool. Pile-weave. 18 th
century. Shirvan group. Azerbaijan.
"Victoria and Albert" Museum. London.
Azerbaijani carpets / SHIRVAN GROUP