Derbent Khanate

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The Derbent Khanate was a historical khanate in the eastern Caucasus centered on the strategic fortress city of Derbent, which served as a key gateway between the Caspian Sea and the interior of the region.

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Derbent Khanate canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical polity ⓘ
khanate ⓘ
capital Derbent ⓘ
centeredOn Derbent ⓘ
conflict Russo-Persian conflicts in the Caucasus ⓘ
local Caucasian feuds ⓘ
controls Derbent Pass ⓘ
country Derbent Khanate ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
customs duties on caravans ⓘ
fishing on the Caspian Sea ⓘ
trade ⓘ
ethnicComposition Azerbaijanis ⓘ
Kumyks ⓘ
Lezgins ⓘ
Persians ⓘ
other Dagestani peoples ⓘ
followedBy Russian Empire ⓘ
governmentType hereditary khanate ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
hasBorderWith Caspian Sea ⓘ
Dagestan region ⓘ
linked to: Dagestan

Quba Khanate ⓘ
Shirvan ⓘ
hasCapitalFortress Derbent fortress ⓘ
hasFortification city walls of Derbent ⓘ
hasPart city of Derbent ⓘ
historicalRegion Dagestan ⓘ
Transcaucasia ⓘ
linked to: South Caucasus
incorporatedInto Russian Empire ⓘ
locatedIn Caucasus ⓘ
Eastern Caucasus ⓘ
locatedOn western shore of the Caspian Sea ⓘ
majorityReligion Sunni Islam ⓘ
officialLanguage Persian ⓘ
partOf Dagestan ⓘ
North Caucasus ⓘ
Russian sphere of influence ⓘ
precededBy Safavid Empire administration in Derbent ⓘ
regionType Caspian coastal polity ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
rulingTitle khan ⓘ
strategicRole controlled passes between steppe and Iranian plateau ⓘ
gateway between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus interior ⓘ
usedLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Azerbaijani ⓘ
Kumyk ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Quba Khanate → borderedBy → Derbent Khanate ⓘ
Baku Khanate → neighboringEntity → Derbent Khanate ⓘ
Derbent Khanate → country → Derbent Khanate ⓘ