[clarification needed] It was bordered by the Shamakhy (north), Karabakh (west), Karadagh (southwest) and Talysh khanates (south), and the Salyan Sultanate (east), its territory lays within modern Azerbaijan.

It was formed in the middle of the 18th century in the area where the Kura and Aras rivers meet.

[2] On the 1791–1801 map its territory is part of the Shirvan Khanate with some of the south belonging to Talysh.

This event, along with the enlargement of the territory of the Quba Khanate, also influenced the dynamics of its population.

The sources (which was kept in books and archives) to uncover the Javad Khanate's population history are fragmentary and limited.

Hidayat Khan's 1778 invasion significantly impacted the demographics of the Mughan Plain and Javad city.

The merging of Mughan, both military and strategic, meant further strengthening of the Quba khanate.

The rivals of Fatali Khan could not adopt a policy of diplomatic maneuvering among the great powers (Russia, Qajars, Ottomans).