St. Burnashev’s historical composition “The description of the administra­tive divisions of Azerbaijan and their political status in the Persian Empire” is an important historical background of the Karabakh khanate in the second half of the 18th century and considered to be less researched topic.
Speaking about the political sovereignty of the Karabakh khanate, St. Bur­nashev indicates its political position and role in the region. The author analyzes the foreign policy of Karabakh's Ibrahim Khan based on the military-political interests of the Russian Empire in Transcaucasia. On the other hand, he em­phasizes the relations among the khan of Karabakh and the influential rulers of the Caucasus region Herakl II of Georgia, and Fath-Ali Shah of Kubbeh and Derbent. 
Giving the political description of the Karabakh khanate, St. Burnashev pays great attention to the Armenian population as the potential political base for the empire in the future.