Borchaly sultanate

Borchaly sultanate (also known as Borchaly khanate^[1]) — was a feudal state that existed until the middle of the 18th century on the territory of the historical region of Borchaly (modern day Georgia and the Lori region of Armenia).

The Sultanate of Borchaly
1604–1801
Map of countries in the Caucasus including Borchaly sultanate in 1801
Status	Sultanate
Common languages	Persian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Georgian
Religion	Islam
Government	Absolute monarchy
History
• Established	1604
• Disestablished	1801
Area
• Total	6,528 km2 (2,520 sq mi)
Preceded by Succeeded by Safavid dynasty Russian Empire

History

According to the Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, at the beginning of the 17th century, during the rule of Shah Abbas I, the Turkic tribe Borchalu migrated to Debed Valley, which gave its name to the region Borchaly. In 1604 the Borchaly khanate (sultanate) was established here.^[2] In the 1750s, Kartli Teymuraz II took over the Sultanate of Borchaly, and in 1765 the king of Kartli-Kakheti, Irakli II, transformed the sultanate into a prefecture.^[1] By the beginning of the 19th century, the sultanate was completely dissolved and became part of the Russian Empire.

Rulers

• Musa Kuli-khan, son of Kelbi Huseyn-khan (1752–1755)^[3]

See also

• Kazakh sultanate
• Shamshadil sultanate
• Shoragel sultanate
• Khanates of the Caucasus
• South Caucasus
• Azerbaijan Democratic Republic