The 1820 Russian Survey of the Khanate of Shirvan

by George A. Bournoutian

Shirvan, today mainly part of Azerbaijan, existed as an autonomous khanate, under Iranian influence, until 1820, when under pressure from Russia, the khan fled to Iran, and Shirvan was immediately annexed along with two neighbouring khanates. Thus the last independent region in the South Caucasus was now incorporated in Russian territory. In order to enumerate the population and especially to ascertain revenues, a survey was ordered to be conducted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1909724807
• ISBN13: 9781909724808
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.5"