Iranian ruler Nader Shah (r.1736-1747) later established the Erivan Khanate (i.e. province), which from then on constituted the bulk of Iranian Armenia, and in which the Armenian citizens had partial autonomy under the immediate jurisdiction of the melik of Erevan.
Iranian ruler Nader Shah (r.1736-1747) later established the Erivan Khanate (i.e. province); from then on, together with the smaller Nakchivan Khanate, these two administrative entities constituted Iranian Armenia. In the Erivan Khanate, the Armenian citizens had partial autonomy under the immediate jurisdiction of the melik of Erevan.