Shirvan Khanate (Persian: خانات شیروان, romanized: Khānāt-e Shirvan) or Shamakhy khanate was a Caucasian khanate under Iranian suzerainty, which controlled the Shirvan region around Shamakhy from 1761 to 1820. == Background == Under the Safavid dynasty of Iran, Shirvan was a leading silk manufacturer and its principal city, Shamakhi, became an important place for trade.
Shirvan Khanate (Persian: خانات شیروان, romanized: Khānāt-e Shirvan) or Shamakhy khanate was a Caucasian khanate under Iranian suzerainty, which controlled the Shirvan region around Shamakhy from 1761 to 1820. == Background == Under the Safavid dynasty of Iran, Shirvan was a leading silk manufacturer and its principal city, Shamakhi, became an important place for trade.
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