Elisu Sultanate

Sultanate of Elisu
1604–1844
Map of the former Sultanate of Elisu. An illustration from the Collection of Information about the Caucasian Mountaineers. (in Russian, 1868–1881)
Map of the former Sultanate of Elisu. An illustration from the Collection of Information about the Caucasian Mountaineers. (in Russian, 1868–1881)
StatusSultanate
CapitalTsakhur (16-18th century)
İlisu
Common languagesTsakhur, Azerbaijani, Georgian.
Religion
Islam (majority) and Georgian Orthodox Church (minority)
Historical eraEarly modern
• Shah Abbas I of Persia took these lands from the king of Kingdom of Kakheti and granted them to the Dagestani feudal clans
1604
• conquered by Russian Empire
1844
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Tsakhur Khanate
Russian Empire
Today part ofAzerbaijan
Georgia
Russia

The Sultanate of Elisu, also known as Elisou or Ilisu, was a sultanate in the 18th and 19th centuries.[1]

  1. ^ Linevich, I (1867). Former Elisu Sultanate SSCG Volume 7 St. Petersburg 1867. St. Petersburg.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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