Shamshadil
Shamshadil (also spelled Shams al-Din or Shamshadin) was a sultanate (a semi-autonomous district governed by a military commander) in the South Caucasus established in 1747. It was located in what is now northeastern Armenia and northwestern Azerbaijan.
Shamshadil | |||||||||
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| 1747–1813 | |||||||||
Political map of the eastern part of the Southern Caucasus between 1795–1801. Shamshadil is located in the southern part of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti | |||||||||
| Status | Sultanate | ||||||||
| Capital | Oksuzlu | ||||||||
| Common languages | Persian, Azerbaijani | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Sultanate | ||||||||
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• Established | 1747 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1813 | ||||||||
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