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Baku Khanate

18th century in AzerbaijanHistory of BakuHistory of TatsKhanates of the South Caucasus
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The Baku Khanate (Persian: خانات باکو, romanized: Khānāt-e Baku), was a khanate under Iranian suzerainty, which controlled the city of Baku and its surroundings from 1747 to 1806.

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Baku City (Binagady Raion)
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