colonel Stupish with a detachment of 500 troops. In 13 December, he came from Astara to Karganrud and returned to Astara on 13 January 1731 when colonel Stupish burnt several villages and destroyed a large number of rebels. Thus, the uprising showed that the native people were not inclined to the Russians. When Musa Khan returned to Astara in September 1730, taking into account his prestige among the population, the Russian officials reappointed him. According to the Treaty of Rasht which signed on 1 February 1732, Russia undertook the territories of south of the Kura river, and according to the Treaty of Ganja in 1735, the territories of north of the Kura river were returned to the Persia, and Russian troops were completely withdrawn from these territories. In 1730s, a large part of the region was ruled by Musa Khan, who recognized Nader's power. It should also be noted that in this period, the situation in the region was extremely problematic. The continuous wars led by Nader and heavy tax policies have seriously worsened people's situation a great deal and triggered rebellions in the region. Nader ruthlessly suppressed one of these rebellions in Astara in 1734. Economy Astara and Lankaran were among the important cities through trade routes, specially Astara was through the silk routes of northern Iran. That much of the silk transported for manufacture in Italy at this time indeed originated in Iran. seta talani was the name of silk of Talish. Apparently, the Chinese silk was no match to the silk of Talish in type and price. list of governors Astara Mirza Mohammad Talish (?–1530s) Qobad Khan (?–1539) Bayandor Khan I (1539–1581) Hamzeh Khan I (1581–1592) In 1593, Shah Abbas I granted the region to Farhad Khan Qaramanlu as tuyul. Bayandor Khan II (1610–1628) Saru Khan (1628–1648) Qalich Khan (1648–1659) Hamzeh Khan II (1684–1697) Musa Khan Lankaran Koke Takhan (1695–1697) Abbas-Qoli Khan (1697–1726) Aziz Khan (1726– ) Footnotes Notes References Sources Talish Talish Talish Talish Talish Talish Talish History of Talysh