The Sultanate of Borchaly | |||||||||
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| 1604–1801 | |||||||||
 Map of countries in the Caucasus including Borchaly sultanate in 1801 | |||||||||
| Status | sultanate | ||||||||
| Common languages | Persian, Azerbaijani, Armenian, Georgian | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1604 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1801 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 6,528 km2 (2,520 sq mi) | ||||||||
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Borchaly sultanate (also known as Borchaly khanate[1]) — was a feudal state that existed until the middle of the XVIII century on the territory of the historical region of Borchaly (modern day Georgia and the Lori region of Armenia).
- ^ Ketevan Nadiradze (2012). "Explanations to geographical names". Caucasus in georgian sources: Foreign States, Tribes, Historical Figures. Encyclopedical Dictionary. Tbilisi: Favorite. p. 382. ISBN 978-9941-0-3946-1.