di ▁mentioned ▁the ▁land ▁as ▁Gaz i - K um uk l uk , ▁where ▁the ▁suffix ▁" l uk " ▁suff i ▁is ▁a ▁Turk ic ▁lingu istic ▁sign . The ▁r uler ▁of ▁And i ▁people ▁Ali - B eg , ▁who ▁founded ▁a ▁new ▁r uling ▁dynast y , ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁title ▁of ▁" Sh am k hal ". ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁story , ▁starting ▁from ▁Ali - B eg ▁until ▁Kh adj ik , ▁the ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁their ▁land ▁spoke ▁in ▁the ▁" language ▁of ▁the ▁pla ins ", ▁i . e . ▁K um yk . J am al ut din - h aj i ▁M ama ev ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁wrote : Acc ording ▁to ▁French ▁historian ▁Ch antal ▁Lem er cier - Qu el que j ay , ▁Sh am k hal ate ▁was ▁domin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Turk ic ▁K um y ks , ▁and ▁the ▁Lak ▁people ▁hold ▁the ▁honor able ▁title ▁of ▁Gaz is ▁( because ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁ad option ▁of ▁Islam ). ▁A part ▁from ▁that , ▁the ▁Sh am k hal ate ▁had ▁a ▁fe ud al ▁class ▁of ▁Kar achi - be ks , ▁a ▁title ▁exclus ively ▁related ▁to ▁Mong ol - T urk ic ▁states . ▁ ▁P iano ▁Kar p ini ▁mentioned ▁from ▁his ▁travel s ▁that ▁Kh az aria ▁and ▁Lak , ▁even ▁before ▁falling ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁" West ern ▁Tat