[6] The khans of Quba were from the Qeytaq tribe, which was divided into two branches, the Majales and the Yengikend.

[9] The German historian and orientalist, Josef Markwart (died 1930), quoting from an earlier source, refers to the chieftain as Adharnarse.

[7] The khanate achieved its greatest prominence under Fath-Ali Khan, whose governorship lasted from 1758 to 1789.

As a result of Mohammad Khan Qajar's conquests and the devastation it had brought, the Alliance of Northern khanates disintegrated.

The khanate was conquered by Russia in 1806, and was fully incorporated into newly created Shamakha Governorate by 1846.