S
HUSHA:
the true history of a city
Е Л Т У Р А Н
S H U S H A
ET C H I N G S
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Shusha is one of the oldest inhabited areas in
Azerbaijan. Its role as the centre of the Qarabagh
Khanate was very important in Shusha’s develop-
ment. The Qarabagh Khanate was one of 20
khanates that emerged in Azerbaijan after the col-
lapse of Nadir Shah’s empire (1736-47). Out-
standing statesman Panah Khan Javanshir
(1748-63)
established the khanate.
D O C T O R O F H I S T O R Y
KARIM SHUKUROV