He was born to Muhammad Husayn Khan Mushtaq and daughter of Malik Ali, Sultan of Arash.
He was blinded by his half-brother Muhammad Hasan Khan c. 1785 in order to prevent another civil war.
After reign of a month or so, he was forced to step down in favor of his half-brother Salim Khan.
[3] He was soon replaced by Jafar Qoli Khan Donboli, former ruler of Tabriz and Khoy in 1806.
He was married to a certain Khurshid khanum from Quba and had one son, Karim agha Shakikhanov who authored "Brief History of Shaki Khans".