Salim Khan (Shaki khan)
{{Infobox royalty
|name=Salim Khan
|succession=Khan of Shaki
|reign=1795{{en dash}}1797
|successor=Muhammad Hasan Khan
|death_date={{birth date|1826|04|12}}
|father=Muhammad Husayn Khan Mushtaq
|house=House of Black Monk
|predecessor=Muhammad Hasan Khan
|death_place=Kırşehir, Ottoman Empire
|succession1=Khan of Shaki
|predecessor1=Fatali Khan
|reign1=1805{{en dash}}1806
|successor1=Fatali Khan
}}
Salim Khan ({{langx|az|Səlim Xan}}) was the sixth khan of Shaki. He was described as kind and joyful, but unmerciful man by Abbasgulu Bakikhanov.
Early years
He was born to Muhammad Husayn khan Mushtaq and a sister of Pyotr Bagration.Tsisianov referred to Pyotr Bagrationi as "uncle of yours" in a [http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/1756-t-2-1802-1806-1868#mode/inspect/page/662/zoom/7 letter] dated to 2 July 1805 [14 July 1805] sent to Salim Khan. He was first mentioned as a rebel lord against his half-brother Muhammad Hasan Khan. He fled to Djaro-Belokani in 1784/1785.{{Cite web|url=http://www.drevlit.ru/texts/k/kerim_text.php|title=Brief History of Shaki Khans|last=Shakikhanov|first=Karim agha|website=www.drevlit.ru|language=ru|access-date=2019-07-03}} He later occupied Shaki when Muhammad Hasan travelled to visit new Qajar shah Agha Muhammad in Karabakh on November or December 1795.{{Cite book|title=History of Shaki in Sources|date=2005|publisher=Master|others=Tahirzadä, Ädalät., Azärbaycan Milli Elmlär Akademiyası. Şäki Regional Elmi Märkäzi.|isbn=0976995409|location=Bakı|pages=106–107|oclc=64428641}} While Salim Khan lost the battle near Goynuk, a sudden arrest of Muhammad Hasan by Mostafa khan Davalu (a general under Agha Muhammad){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ylA-AAAAcAAJ&q=mustafa%20khan%20davalu&pg=PA283|title=The Dynasty of the Kajars: To which is Prefixed, a Succinct Account of the History of Persia, Previous to that Period|date=1833|publisher=Bohn|pages=284|language=en}} on the charge of treason, led him to re-occupy Shaki using the opportunity. He was supported by Djaro-Belokani noble Aliskandar Huzzati.{{Cite book |last=Bakikhanov |first=Abbasgulu |url=http://elibrary.bsu.az/yenii/ebookspdf/gulustani_ir%C9%99m.pdf |title=Gulustani Iram |year=2000 |isbn= |location=Baku |pages=72–78 |author-link=Abbasgulu Bakikhanov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515180518/http://elibrary.bsu.az/yenii/ebookspdf/gulustani_ir%C9%99m.pdf |archive-date=15 May 2020 |url-status=dead}} Muhammad Hasan khan was blinded by Qajars and sent to Tabriz as hostage, meanwhile his 7 underage sons were executed by Salim Khan.
First reign
His first reign started on November–December 1795.{{Cite book|title=History of Shaki in Sources|date=2005|publisher=Master|others=Tahirzadä, Ädalät., Azärbaycan Milli Elmlär Akademiyası. Şäki Regional Elmi Märkäzi.|isbn=0976995409|location=Bakı|pages=270|oclc=64428641}} He submitted to Valerian Zubov in July–August 1796.{{Cite web|url=https://runivers.ru/bookreader/book9704/#page/436/mode/1up|title=History of War and Russian Dominion in the Caucasus (Volume 5)|last=Dubrovin|first=Nikolay Fedorovich|date=1886|website=runivers.ru|pages=144–145|access-date=2019-07-03}} However, abrupt end of Russian expedition in Caucasus and Agha Mohammad's new campaign in 1797 forced him to flee again on 9 May 1797. He struggled to take throne back and sought help who was now supported by Mustafa khan, however instead of battling, Muhammad Hasan surrendered himself to Mustafa khan, who spared him and sent viceroys to govern Shaki as a part of Shirvan. While Salim Khan informed his brother Fatali of this betrayal, locals enthroned Fatali Khan instead of Muhammad Hasan and Salim in defiance of Shirvan.{{Cite web|url=https://runivers.ru/bookreader/book9704/#page/436/mode/1up|title=History of War and Russian Dominion in the Caucasus (Volume 5)|last=Dubrovin|first=Nikolay Fedorovich|date=1886|website=runivers.ru|pages=426–427|access-date=2019-07-03}}Acts collected by the Caucasian Archeographic Commission: Volume 2, Tbilisi, 1868, [https://runivers.ru/bookreader/book9487/#page/645/mode/1up p. 643-646]
Second reign
He forced Fatali Khan to resign shortly in 1805 and defeated Mustafa khan with support from Tsitsianov who sent him 300 soldiers. Finally, he submitted to Russian authority on 2 June 1805 and soon was awarded with general-lieutenant rank on the order of Alexander I.{{Cite web|url=http://www.historyru.com/doc/persons/aleksander1/docorg/doc16.html|title=Letter of Emperor Alexander I on July 22, 1805 on the admission of Selim Khan of Shaki to Russian citizenship|website=www.historyru.com|language=ru|access-date=2019-07-03}} He later mediated Mustafa khan's submission as well, forcing him to be Russian subject on 6 January 1806. After Tsitsianov's murder in Baku on 20 February and massacre of Ibrahim Khalil Khan's family (which also included Salim Khan's sister) by Russians on 2 June 1806, Salim Khan expelled the Russian garrison from Shaki on 24 June 1806. Russian general Pyotr Nebolsin attacked on November as retaliation and routed 8000 strong Shaki army composed of Dagestani mercenaries as well. According to Bakikhanov, he was paid by Qajar prince Abbas Mirza to secure mercenaries.
Life in exile
Salim khan fled to Iran in 1806 while he was succeeded by Fatali Khan in Shaki. He lived in Meshgin Shahr sometime around 1818 according to Mirza Fatali Akhundov{{Cite book|url=http://anl.az/el/a/197136.pdf|title=Autobiography|last=Akhundov|first=Mirza Fatali|year=1988|location=Baku|pages=266|author-link=Mirza Fatali Akhundov}} and then in Tabriz, ultimately immigrating to Ottoman Empire.{{Cite web|url=https://runivers.ru/bookreader/book9491/|title=Acts collected by the Caucasian Archeographic Commission: Volume 6, Tbilisi, 1868|website=runivers.ru|page=712|access-date=2019-07-03}} He initially petitioned to seek asylum and be appointed as a governor of Akhaltshikhe, sending his ambassador Muhammad Chalabi to Mahmud II. While he was granted asylum in Erzurum, he was not allowed to reside in Childir, Kars or Baghdad for security purposes. He soon fell out of favor for his demands to include his family members in Iran to be relocated to Erzurum and removed to Ankara in 1822. Salim Khan soon sent more requests, demanding more pensions, a visit to Constantinople and relocation to Bursa, which was denied by the Porte. He died on his way to Hajj on 12 April 1826 near Kırşehir.{{Cite journal|last=Shukurov|first=Qiyas|date=December 2018|title=The Former Sheki Executive Selim Khan's Seeking Asylum In The Ottoman Empire|url=https://dergipark.org.tr/download/article-file/617723|journal=ETU Journal of Social Sciences Institute|language=tr|volume=3}}
Family
He was married to Tuti Begim, daughter of Ibrahim Khalil khan of Karabakh, having issues:
- Huseyn Khan {{En dash}} Khan for a brief time in 1826.
- Haji Khan {{En dash}} Governor of Kermanshah in Qajar Iran. Later founded Hajikhanlou subtribe of Shahsevan.{{Cite book|title=Tārīkh-i mufaṣṣal-i Kirmānshāhān|last1=Sulṭānī, Muḥammad ʻAlī.|last2=سلطانى، محمد على.|date=2001|publisher=Muʼassasah-i Farhangī-i Nashr-i Suhā|others=Navāʼī, ʻAbd al-Ḥusayn., نوائي، عبد الحسىن.|isbn=9646254063|edition=Chāp-i 1|location=Tihrān|pages=11|language=fa|oclc=252916663}}
- Suleyman Khan {{En dash}} Podpolkovnik in Imperial Russian Army.
- Fakhrunnisa Khanum {{En dash}} Married to Mahmud agha.
- Asiya begum.