From the first quarter of the 16th century till the beginning of the 19th century Shamkir was governed by hereditary rulers of Azerbaijani (Qizilbash) tribe called Shamsaddinli-Zulgadar.
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In 1195, the Georgian Queen Tamar’s commanders destroyed the troops of Azerbaijan’s Atabey Abu-Bakr, who was from Seljuk dynasty of the Ildegizids.