After
the
calamity
of
Tiflis
and
Aqa
Muhammad
Khan's
return
toIran,
Herakl
Vali
of
Georgia
sent
a
detailed
report
about
the
events
to
H.
M.
Ekaterina,
the
empress
of
Russia.
She
appointed
(97a)
General
Count
Valerian
Zubov,
knownas
Qizil-ayagh,
with
40000
brave
warriors
to
defend
Vali
from
his
enemies
and
savehis
people
from
the
evil
deeds
of
Aqa
Muhammad
Khan.
The
general
arrived
at
Derbend
through
the
territory
of
Daghestan
in1796/1211.
He
made
the
field
of
Bab-al-Abvab
his
station
and
occupied
the
regions
on
thisside
of
the
Caucasus.
He
overcame
his
foolish
enemies
and
spent
the
winter
of
that
year
inSalian
and
Chehel,
near
to
the
confluence
of
the
Arax
and
Kur.
He
also
occupied
thekhans'
seat,
located
in
the
middle
of
Kur
and
Arax
rivers.
At
the
same
time
he
sent
adetailed
message
to
Aqa
Muhammad
Khan
saying,
"You
came
and
captured
a
great
numberof
prisoners,
I
have
the
task
to
set
them
free.
Either
you
must
send
them
back
or
be
readyto
war".
Aqa
Muhammad
Khan
felt
himself
unable
to
fight
against
him
and
dodged.
At
the
meantime
Ibrahim
Khan
of
Karabagh
sent
his
son
Abul
Fath
Khanwith
presents
and
thorough-bred
horses
to
the
great
general
to
assure
him
of
hisobedience,
loyalty
and
devotion
to
the
powerful
Russian
State.
Also
he
sent
a
benevolentletter
to
the
palace
of
Her
Majesty,
the
Empress
Ekaterina.
In
his
return
the
noble
general
treated
Abul
Fath
Khan
with
respect
andcourtesy,
honoring
him
with
innumerable
compliments.
He
ordered
to
send
IbrahimKhan's
application
to
the
court
of
H.
M.
Empress
through
Derbend
and
Qizliar.
Heforwarded
precious
gifts
to
Ibrahim
Khan
with
Prince
[Abul
Fath]
with
endless
reassuranceof
royal
kindness
and
sent
his
retainer
Molla
Panah
a
precious
stick
decorated
withjaspers
and
pearls.
The
other
khans
hearing
of
the
events
and
Ibrahim
Khan'ssubmission
to
the
powerful
Russian
State,
sent
messages
and
applications
to
theoutstanding
nobleman
and
also
rendered
obedience.
Those
were
Mir
Mustoufi
Khan
of
Talish,
Mustoufi
Khan
of
Shirvan,
Javad
Khan
of
Ganje,
the
khans
of
Erevan,
Nakhichevan,
andKaradagh.
At
that
time
the
Empress
H.
M.
Ekaterina,
by
God's
will
died
thatresulted
in
the
great
general
Zubov's
withdrawal
of
forces.
