Abstract
Main Stages of the Ottoman-Azerbaijan Relations in the 18th Century
After the fail of the Safevid state, some local khanates appeared in north Azerbaijan, and the region was never united from then on. The Ottoman and Rus Empires, as well as Iran, first with the Avşar, and then Kajar dynasties, quarreled for dominance over this region. The eventual winner in this game was the Tsardom, which succeeded in invading all of the khanates. Ottoman imperial strategy was to save those princelings.<
Keywords
Azerbaijan, Ottoman State, Avşar, Kajar dynasties
