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and the area became part of the Afsharid Empire, by which century long Iranian rule was restored.

Qajar Iran to the Azerbaijan SSR

When the Qajars had succeeded in restoring the unity of Persia, the sons of the Khan were no more able to maintain their independence like the other Caucasian chiefs and had to choose between Russia and Persia. The Khan of Shirwan, Mustafa, who had already entered into negotiations with Zubov, submitted to the Russians in 1805, who occupied the Persian cities

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