Javad Khan fled to Ibrahim Khalil khan of Karabakh in 1778 when his elder half-brother Muhammad Khan of Ganja usurped the throne and started to kill all his relatives.
23 Facts About Javad Khan
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Javad Khan succeeded his brother Rahim Khan after his deposition through Georgian-Karabakh intervention in 1786.
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Javad Khan managed to convince Javad Khan that such a step is being taken for the sake of the security of Ganja from Georgia.
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Javad Khan's request, sent by courier to Potemkin, to leave the battalion in Georgia at least until spring, was rejected.
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Javad Khan was the first to submit to him and acknowledge him as shah.
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Javad Khan paid a regular tribute and surrendered hostages, though the Qajar forces were still denied entrance to Shusha.
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Since the main objective was Georgia, Agha Mohammad Javad Khan was willing to have Karabakh secured by this agreement for now, for he and his army subsequently moved further.
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At Ganja, Mohammad Javad Khan sent Heraclius II his last ultimatum, inviting him to submit.
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The Avar Javad Khan was content with the fact that he received 40 rubles for each of his warriors and returned to his own domain.
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Javad Khan personally presented the keys to the city gates, trying to show himself as a loyal man and even signed swore of fealty.
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Javad Khan himself received permission to stay with his family in the fortress for a maximum of 6 days.
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Javad Khan wanted to escape, but his wife Shukufa Khanum stopped him and sent Ali Sultan a reminder that when he was in prison and was doomed to death, she asked Javad Khan for freedom and forgiveness.
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Javad Khan again managed to maintain his power in Ganja.
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Tsitsianov wrote a letter on 10 December 1803 to Javad Khan, claiming that Ganja belonged to Kingdom of Georgia during Queen Tamar's time and Russia now as the legal successor of Georgia was merely claiming what is theirs.
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Javad Khan, trying to buy time and hoping for arrival of Qajar army, received and sent back some letters.
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Tsitsianov's terms for Javad Khan were to accept Russian citizenship with 20000 rubles of annual tribute, waivering all claims over Shamshadil and send his son Hossein Qoli as hostage to Tiflis.
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Javad Khan did not accept the terms and on January 14,1804, Tsitsianov gave the order to attack the fortress.
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Javad Khan was killed by Lisanevich; his son Hossein Qoli died a few hours later fighting.
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Javad Khan was buried in a tomb located near Juma Mosque.
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Javad Khan had two principal wives with whom he had numerous issues:.
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Javad Khan was characterized as a stubborn person by Russian sources.
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Javad Khan attended the Armenian church and was present at all Armenian religious festivals and ceremonies.
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Javad Khan is a central character in Sabir Rustamkhanli's Pinnacle of Death novel.