Safavid Karabakh

Province of Karabakh
Ostān-e Qarabagh
1501–1736
The administrative divisions of Safavid Iran in the South Caucasus
The administrative divisions of Safavid Iran in the South Caucasus
StatusProvince of Safavid Iran
CapitalGanja
GovernmentProvince
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Aq Qoyunlu
Afsharid Iran
Today part ofArmenia
Azerbaijan

The province of Karabakh (also spelled Qarabagh; Persian: ولایت قره باغ, romanizedOstān-e Qarabāgh) was a north-western province of the Safavid Iran, centered on the geographic region of Karabakh.

The governorship of Karabakh was generally held by a member of the Qajars, one of the Qizilbash tribes. Its highlands were controlled by the five Armenian melikdoms.