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Nakhichevan Khanate

A khanate on the Aras river around the city of Nakhichevan, established by Heydar Qoli Khan after Nader Shah's death; one of the four velayats of Persian Armenia, ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828.

Ceded to the Russian Empire by the Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828) and abolished, its territory joined with Erivan to form the Armenian Oblast.

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Further reading

• Russia and Iran, 1780-1828 Muriel Atkin · 1980

  Covers the Aras-valley khanates and their absorption by Russia through the 1826–28 war and Turkmenchay.

• A History of Qarabagh George A. Bournoutian · 1994

  Situates Nakhichevan among the velayats of Persian Armenia.

Sources

• Wikipedia, 'Nakhichevan Khanate' (Q1634940), lead verified via MediaWiki API — sanity-checked as the Aras-valley khanate, founder Heydar Qoli Khan.
• Bournoutian, 'A History of Qarabagh' (1994), IA open-access djvu — quoted (velayat framework) as the non-Wikipedia corroboration that Nakhichevan was one of the four organized provinces.