Khanates of the Caucasus
The khanates of the Caucasus, also known as the Azerbaijani khanates, Persian khanates, or Iranian khanates, were various provinces and principalities established by Persia (Iran) on their territories in the Caucasus (modern-day Azerbaijan Republic, Armenia, Georgia and Dagestan) from the late Safavid to the Qajar dynasty. The Khanates were mostly ruled by Khans of Turkic (Azerbaijani) origin and were vassals and subjects of the Iranian Shah (English: "King"). Persia permanently lost a part of these khanates to Russia as a result of the Russo-Persian Wars in the course of the 19th century, while the  others were absorbed into Persia. List. The khanates ultimately absorbed by the Russian Empire were: Caspian coast north to south: Interior Dagestan: South of the mountains west to east: South of the Aras River: also: Apart from that, some remote parts of Dagestan were governed by largely independent rural communities/federations before the Russian conquest of the area: