Karim Khan Kangarli
Karim Khan Kangarli (Persian: كريم خان کنگرلو, Azerbaijani: Kərim xan Kəngərli) is the last khan of the Nakhichevan khanate, whose reign lasted intermittently from 1808 to 1827. After the abolition of the Nakhichevan khanate in 1828 the governors of Nakhichevan, who were under the rule of the Russian Empire was appointed Ehsan Khan. Origin Karim Khan was descended from the Kangarli tribe. From the end of the 18th century to the present day he is called the brother, then the nephew and sometimes the cousin of Kalb-Ali Khan. It is known from the Tiflis archive that the son of Karim Khan named Imam Qoli Khan married the granddaughter of Heydar Qoli KhanTelli-Begum. One of the khans Jafar Qoli Khan is sometimes also written as the native or cousin of Kalb-Ali Khan. From the very beginning, the customs of Kangarli confused Russian researchers, since the wife of the deceased brother was taken by another brother, who was signed as a relative or cousin. And although we do not have direct confirmation as it is written in the book “Khans of Nakhichevan in the Russian Empire”, indirect data from two sources suggest that Karim Khan was the brother of Kalb-Ali Khan. History