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Historical Chronology of Karabakh |
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Author Karabakh.org staff
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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
1mln - 350-400 thousand years ago
Primitive inhabitant of Karabakh - Azykhantrope, who could obtain fire and could maintain it for long time.
II-I millennium BC - Emergence of the Khojaly-Kedabei
culture, which is presently represented by the instruments and weapons
made of stone and metal, and also with many ceramic wares. Yuzerliktapa
- the most ancient settlement of the city type in the Caucasus also
belonged to this civilization.
VIII c. BC
Arrival of the Scythes in the Caucasus.
IV-III cc. BC
Establishment of the Albanian State.
II c. BC
The beginning of the Armenian expansion on Caucasus.
66 BC
Defeat of the Tigranes II and fall of the “Greater Armenia”.
387 BC
Partition of Armenia between the Sasanid Iran and the Rome.
I-IV cc. AD
Time of rule of the Parthian-originated Arshakid dynasty in Albania.
IV c.
Commencement of spreading of Christianity in Albania.
V c.
Emergence of the Albanian alphabet consisted of 52 letters.
451
The battle in the Avarair field. The allied troops of the Armenian, Albanian and Iberian princes is defeated by the Sasanid army
457
Renouncement of the fire-worshipping by the Albanian king Vache II
and proclamation of Christianity as a state religion of Albania.
488 (498)
The church assembly in Aluan strengthens the positions of Christianity in Albania.
VI-VII cc.
Amplification of the dogmatic struggle between Monophysites and
Dyophysites. Adoption of Dyophysitism by Albania (Armenia keeps
Monophysitism).
VII-VIII cc.
The Mihranid dynasty rules in Albania.
40s of VII c.
Invasion of the Arabs to Albania.
704
Execution of the last Albanian catholicos Nerses Bakur. With
assistance of the Armenian catholicos Yelia the Arabs subdue the
Albanian church to the Armenian one.
705
The Arabs complete conquest of Albania.
VIII c.
Spreading of Islam religion in Albania
mid VIII c.
Commencement of the deethnization of the Albanian ethnicity and armenization of its Christian population.
VII-IX cc.
Mass resettlements of the Turkic tribes from the north to Albania. Commencement of the Turkization of the Albans.
816-837
Popular anti-Arab insurrection in Azerbaijan under leadership of Babek.
IX-XIII cc.
End of the Arab rule in Azerbaijan. Time of existence of the autonomous feudal Khachin principality in Karabakh.
1215-1261
Time of rule of Hassan Jalal - the prince of Khachin, "the ruler of Albania".
1220
First invasion of the Mongol-Tatar tribes to Azerbaijan.
XIII-XIV cc.
Azerbaijan under the Mongol-Tatar yoke.
end of XIV c.
Invasion of Tamerlane to Azerbaijan.
1406
Banishment of the foreign invaders from the north Azerbaijan by the
united forces of the local feudal lords under the leadership of
Shirvanshah Ibrahim I.
1410-1468
Karabakh as a part of Azerbaijanian State of Kara-Koyunlu.
1468-1501
Karabakh as a part of Azerbaijanian State of Ak-Koyunlu.
1501-1736
Karabakh as a part of Safavid State (with breaks because of Ottoman occupation).
XVI c.
Transfer of power in Karabakh from the clan of Karamanlu to the Ziyadoglus family from the clan of Qajar.
1590-1608
Ottoman occupation of Azerbaijan.
1593
"The Survey Tax Book" of the Ganje-Karabakh province giving detailed information about the population of the region.
1603-1607
As a result of Savavid-Ottoman war the Safavid shah Abbas I retakes
Azerbaijan. Throughout the war both sides widely resort to the tactics
of the "burned land" and mass resettlement.
1724-1736
Another period of Ottoman occupation of Azerbaijan.
1725
"The extensive taxation register of the Ganje-Karabakh province" - an important historical document about the history and population of Karabakh in the beg. XVIII c.
1736-1747
Time of rule of Nadir shah. Repressions against the Karabakh clans and their resettlement to the inner parts of Iran.
1747-1822
The Karabakh khanate.
1751
Founding of the khanate's capital city - Shusha.
1756
Assault of the Fatali khan of Urmia to Karabakh.
1763-1806
Time of rule of the Ibrahim Khalil-khan of Karabakh.
1795 and 1797
Heroic defense of Shusha from the army of the Iranian shah Agha Muhamed Qajar.
beg. XIX c.
Commencement of the Russian expansion to Azerbaijan.
1804-1812
First Russo-Iranian war.
May 14, 1805
Signing of the treaty of Kurekchai on the joining of the Karabakh khanate to the Russian Empire.
1806
Brutal murder of Ibrahim Khalil khan and members of his family by
the Russian major Lisanevich, which led to the mass anti-Russian
uprisings in Azerbaijan.
October 12, 1813
Signing of the Gulistan peace treaty. Russian annexation of the Northern Azerbaijan, except Erivan and Nakhichevan khanates, which were left to Iran.
1822
Establishment of the Karabakh province.
1840
Establishment of the Shusha district (uyezd) within the Caspian province.
1868-1921
The Shusha district within the Yelizavetpol goubernia (province).
1823
The taxation register of the Karabakh province, prepared by the Russian officials Yermolov and Mogilevsky
- the most important document on the ethnic composition of the region
in the beg. XIX c. According to this document, Azeris made 78.3%,
Armenians - 21% of population of Karabakh.
1826-1828
Second Russo-Iranian war.
February 10, 1828
Signing of the Turkmanchai peace treaty. Whole North Azerbaijan, this time including the Erivan and Nakhichevan khanates, is transferred to Russia.
1828-1829
Russo-Turkish war.
September 1829
Signing of the Adrianople peace treaty.
1826-1830
As a result of the Russo-Iranian, and then the Russo-Turkish wars,
and also according to the provisions of the Turkmanchai and Adrianople
treaties, mass resettlement of the Armenians from Iran and the Ottoman Empire to the Northern Azerbaijan begins.
1897
First All-Russian census. According to its results, Azeris comprised
53% of the Karabakh's population, Armenians - 45%. In the same time,
the Armenians comprised majority in the Shusha district (in all other
districts Azeris were still preserving their numeral superiority).
1905-1906
First mass ethnic clashes between the Azeris and the Armenians.
1917-1818
Russia is defeated in the World War I and is lacerated by the civil
war. Having found themselves outside the Russian control, the peoples
of the Caucasus are left to their own discretion.
March-April 1918
Mass carnage of the Azeris by the united Bolshevik-Dashnak forces in Baku, Kuba, Shamaky, Lenkoran and other places.
27-28 May, 1918
Establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR).
June 4, 1918
The Batum Peace Treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the three
South-Caucasian republics (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia). Karabakh
and Nakhichevan are recognized the autonomous protectorates within the
ADR. The Ottoman Empire is the first state, which recognized
independence of the South-Caucasian republics.
January 15, 1919
Establishment of the Karabakh general-governorship within ADR headed by a Karabakhi Khosrov-bey Sultanov.
April 3, 1919
The commander-in-chief of the Allied troops in the Caucasus general
Thompson officially recognizes the authority of the Karabakh
general-governor Khosrov-bey Sultanov.
August 1919
The Armenian community of Karabakh in its session officially recognizes the authority of the Azerbaijanian government.
January 11, 1920
The Supreme Council of the Allies and the League of Nations
officially recognizes independence of Azerbaijan (along with Georgia)
in a de-facto level. Soon, similar decision follows with regard to
Armenia.
March 22-26, 1920
Mutiny of Armenians in Karabakh. An attack of the regular Armenian units on Zangezur.
April 27, 1920
Intrusion of the XI Red Army to Azerbaijan.
April 28, 1920
Liquidation of the ADR and establishment of the Soviet power in Azerbaijan.
March 16, 1921
Signing of the Moscow Treaty. Turkey withdraws its troops from Nakhichevan with provision that it will remain within Azerbaijan.
July 4-5, 1921
Discussion of the "Karabakh question" in the Kavburo of RCP(b) [the
Caucasus section of the Soviet communist party]. Due to the persistent
demands of the head of the Soviet Azerbaijan N. Narimanov, it is
decided “to leave the Mountainous Karabakh within the Azerbaijan SSR,
having granted it a broad regional autonomy”.
July 7, 1923
Establishment of MKAR (Mountainous Karabakh Autonomous Region).
Autumn 1945
Armenian SSR lays claim to MKAR.
1948-1953
Deportation of the Azeris from Armenia.
1963
2.500 Armenians from Karabakh send a petition addressed to
Khrushchev, claiming that Azerbaijan doesn’t give enough attention to
the economic development of MKAR, and also hinting to MKAR’s transfer
to Armenia.
1965
Moscow gives its consent to the celebration of the 50th anniversary
of the “Armenian genocide” in Armenia. Attacks on peaceful Azeri
population in Armenia increase. Troops enter Yerevan for guarding the
Azeri-populated parts of the city.
1966-1967
The Armenian leadership once again applies to the Center with
request of transfer of MKAR to the Armenian SSR. This request follows
with the addresses of the Armenians from MKAR complaining about
“intolerable conditions” in the region. Moscow replies that this
problem should be solved between two republics.
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