Tombstone of Panahali Khan - Shusha city's founder restored in Azerbaijan

The tombstone of the founder of the Karabakh khanate, the founder of the city of Shusha Panakhali Khan Javanshir has been restored.

The inscriptions and patterns on the tombstone were cleaned and restored using modern means in the museum's restoration laboratory. To display the tombstone, a hall was allocated on the 1st floor of the permanent exhibition of the museum, a model of the tombstone was developed at the Imaret cemetery and a tombstone was installed, the National Museum of History told APA.

Also in the hall, there are panels with information about the history of the mausoleum, as well as a painting by the artist Ajdar Gafarov "Panakhali Khan Javanshir".

Those wishing to see the tombstone should register at the entrance to the museum.

Panahali Khan Javanshir was an Azerbaijani warlord and statesman who has a special place in the country’s history, in particular in the history of the Karabakh region. In 1747, Panahali Khan founded the Karabakh khanate in the modern-day Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.

As the first khan of the new khanate, he has ordered the construction of the Shusha city. According to historical sources, Panahali khan decided to build an "eternal and invincible fortress in a firm and impassable place in the mountains" given the unfavourable location of previous castles. Construction of the city kicked off in 1752 at about 1,600 meters above sea level in Karabakh, and the capital of the khanate was moved to the city in 1756-1757.