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Muhammad Husayn Khan of Derbent
Muhammad Husayn Khan of Derbent was the first khan of Derbent, the walled Caspian city in Dagestan. Formerly the Persian governor of the city, he ruled it and its hinterland as an independent khan after the death of Nader Shah in 1747. His rule ended in 1765, when Fatali Khan of Quba took Derbent and joined the khanate to his own state.
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