The Kurekchay Treaty is an agreement confirming the transfer of the Karabakh Khanate to citizenship of the Russian Empire . The signing ceremony took place on May 14, 1805 in a Russian military camp on the banks of the Kurekchay River, near Ganja [1] . The contract was drawn up in Russian [2] . The agreement was signed by Ibrahim Khalil Khan and Chief Infantry General in Georgia P. D. Tsitsianov (on behalf of Emperor Alexander I) [3] .
| Kurekchay Treaty | |
|---|---|
 The text of the agreement published in 1868 | |
| date of signing | May 14, 1805 |
| • a place | on the banks of the Kurekchay river, not far from Ganja |
| Signed | General Pavel Tsitsianov and Ibrahim Khalil Khan |
| Parties | Russian empire Karabakh Khanate |
The Kurekchay Treaty consists of eleven articles (articles) [2] . Article 1, Ibrahim Khan “solemnly forever denies all vassalism or, under whatever title, from any dependence on Persia or another power” and declares that he does not recognize “over myself and my successors other autocracy, except for the supreme authority of E. I. V. All-Russian Great G.I. and His High Heirs and Successors to the Throne of the All-Russian Imperial ", promising the Russian throne fidelity" as a loyal slave thereof "and swears in the Koran. For his part, the king (i.e., Tsitsianov on behalf of the king) guarantees Ibrahim Khan the integrity of his possessions, complete internal self-government in his khanate and recognition of the khan's title for his heirs (Articles 2-3, 5). Khan promises not to enter into relations with the neighboring rulers without the permission of the head of Georgia (Article 4). The Khan undertakes to accept and maintain a Russian garrison of 500 people in Shusha fortress (art. 5.6). Khan is obliged to pay tribute to Russia of 8 thousand gold (24 thousand rubles) annually and send to Tiflis hostages his two elder sons Mamed-Hasanaga and Shukur-Ullah for a permanent stay. The tsar also undertakes to allocate to the grandson of the khan, who is held hostage in Tiflis, 10 rubles a day in silver [4] [2] .
In essence, the article on the internal autonomy of the Karabakh khanate was the only article in favor of the khan - all other articles tended to limit his rights and prerogatives and impose duties on him before the king. The Russian garrison in Shusha was to be a guarantee of humility, as was the stay of the Khan's sons in Tiflis. A month after the signing of the agreement (June 8), the khan, and three months later, his sons Mamed Hasan and Mehti Kuli were granted the rank of general of the Russian service [5] . This fact is confirmed by Russian official sources, as well as local historians Rzagulu bek Mirza Jamal oglu , Mirza Adigezal-bek , Mirza Jamal Javanshir , as well as Abbas Kuli-aga Bakikhanov [6] .
See also
- Russian-Persian war (1804-1813)
- Gulistan Treaty
Notes
- ↑ Abasov F.M. Garabagh Khanate. - B .: Tahsil, 2007 .-- S. 164. - 278 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Garabagh: Kurekchay Treaty-200 / Ed. G.N. Mamedova and F.G. Vakhabova. - B .: Tahsil, 2005 .-- S. 148. - 174 p.
- ↑ Abasov F.M. Background of the Karabakh-Russian Kurekchay treatise of 1805 // Reports of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. - 2006. - T. LXII , No. 5-6 . - S. 170 .
- ↑ Jamal Hasanli, Doctor of History Azerbaijani diplomacy and Karabakh: from the Kurekchay treaty to the Bolshevik occupation
- ↑ Jamal Hasanli, Doctor of History Azerbaijani diplomacy and Karabakh: from the Kurekchay treaty to the Bolshevik occupation
- ↑ Velikhanly N. Generals of Azerbaijan: catalog. - B .: Elm, 2005 .-- S. 35 .-- 188 p.