Sarab Khanate

[2] In the spring of 1726 the Shahsevan of Moghan and Shaqaqi of Meshkin rose against the Ottomans in anger at their occupation of Ardabil under the leadership of 'Abd ar-Razzaq Khan, the governor of Karadagh.

In May, an Ottoman force left Ardabil under the command of 'Abd ar-Rahman Pasha and defeated the tribesmen in Arshaq.

[3] In October 1728, the governor of Diyarbakir defeated the Shaqaqi in Meshkin and took their women and children captive.

However, the Safavid Restoration and Tahmasp Qoli Khan's campaign left them no room to consolidate their hold on Azerbaijan.

Sadiq was suspected of being involved in the plot, as the assassins handed the crown jewels and royal insignia to him.

The camp at the city was broken up and Sadiq quickly moved to cross the Aras River and secured his control over most of Iranian Azerbaijan.

In the chaos that ensued, Baba Khan, the governor of Shiraz, marched to Tehran and secured the city.