Quba Khanate
E809667
The Quba Khanate was an 18th–19th century khanate in the eastern Caucasus, centered in what is now northeastern Azerbaijan, that played a key role in regional politics before being absorbed into the Russian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quba Khanate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9533373 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quba Khanate Context triple: [Treaty of Gulistan, territoryCededIncluded, Quba Khanate]
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A.
Kasim Khanate
The Kasim Khanate was a small Tatar vassal state of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and later Russia, centered on the town of Kasimov and inhabited by Muslim Tatars serving as allies and buffer against other steppe powers.
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B.
Shirvan Khanate
The Shirvan Khanate was an 18th–19th century khanate in the eastern Caucasus, centered in present-day Azerbaijan, that became a vassal and later a territorial acquisition of the Russian Empire.
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C.
Ganja Khanate
The Ganja Khanate was an 18th–19th century Persian-ruled khanate in the South Caucasus centered on the city of Ganja, in what is now western Azerbaijan.
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D.
Khanate of Khiva
The Khanate of Khiva was a Central Asian Turkic khanate centered around the oasis city of Khiva, which existed from the early 16th century until its incorporation into the Russian Empire in the late 19th century.
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E.
Karabakh Khanate
The Karabakh Khanate was an 18th–19th century Turkic-ruled khanate in the South Caucasus, centered in the Karabakh region and later incorporated into the Russian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quba Khanate Target entity description: The Quba Khanate was an 18th–19th century khanate in the eastern Caucasus, centered in what is now northeastern Azerbaijan, that played a key role in regional politics before being absorbed into the Russian Empire.
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A.
Kasim Khanate
The Kasim Khanate was a small Tatar vassal state of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and later Russia, centered on the town of Kasimov and inhabited by Muslim Tatars serving as allies and buffer against other steppe powers.
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B.
Shirvan Khanate
The Shirvan Khanate was an 18th–19th century khanate in the eastern Caucasus, centered in present-day Azerbaijan, that became a vassal and later a territorial acquisition of the Russian Empire.
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C.
Ganja Khanate
The Ganja Khanate was an 18th–19th century Persian-ruled khanate in the South Caucasus centered on the city of Ganja, in what is now western Azerbaijan.
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D.
Khanate of Khiva
The Khanate of Khiva was a Central Asian Turkic khanate centered around the oasis city of Khiva, which existed from the early 16th century until its incorporation into the Russian Empire in the late 19th century.
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E.
Karabakh Khanate
The Karabakh Khanate was an 18th–19th century Turkic-ruled khanate in the South Caucasus, centered in the Karabakh region and later incorporated into the Russian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical state ⓘ |
| absorbedBy | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Baku Khanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Derbent Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Qusar region NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirvan Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Quba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| currency | Persian coinage ⓘ |
| endTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Azerbaijani population
ⓘ
Lezgin population ⓘ other Northeast Caucasian peoples ⓘ |
| event |
Russian expansion into the Caucasus
ⓘ
Treaties integrating it into the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| followed | Safavid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Safavid administrative system in the region ⓘ |
| governmentType |
hereditary khanate
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
Quba region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of present-day northeastern Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| language |
Azerbaijani
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| legacy | part of historical heritage of Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Fatali Khan of Quba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huseyn Ali Khan of Quba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caucasian khanates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Azerbaijan khanates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
power balance among Caucasian khanates
ⓘ
regional politics of the Eastern Caucasus ⓘ |
| precededBy | Safavid rule in Shirvan region ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | Russian annexation of Caucasian khanates ⓘ |
| regionToday | Quba District of Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Afsharid-related local dynasty ⓘ |
| sovereigntyStatus |
de facto independent in 18th century
ⓘ
vassal and later subject of Russian Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Caspian coastal routes
ⓘ
influence over northeastern Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quba Khanate Description of subject: The Quba Khanate was an 18th–19th century khanate in the eastern Caucasus, centered in what is now northeastern Azerbaijan, that played a key role in regional politics before being absorbed into the Russian Empire.
Referenced by (1)
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