History of Azerbaijan - Wikipedia
网页After the overthrow of the Median Empire, Azerbaijan was invaded by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BCE and integrated into the Achaemenid empire. This early Persian rule enabled the rise of Zoroastrianism and other Persian cultural influences.
History of Azerbaijan | Events, People, Dates, & Facts | Britannica
网页Azerbaijan was declared an independent state on May 28, 1918, but Baku remained in the hands of a communist government, assisted by local Armenian soldiers, who had put down a Muslim revolt in March. Allied with the advancing Turkish army, in September 1918 the Azerbaijani nationalists secured their capital, Baku, and engaged in a massacre of ...
Azerbaijan - Wikipedia
网页The name Azerbaijan was first adopted by the government of Musavat in 1918 [38] after the collapse of the Russian Empire, when the independent Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was established.
Azerbaijan in antiquity - Wikipedia
网页Azerbaijan in antiquity covers the history of the territory of today's Azerbaijan in the period in which Greek and Roman society flourished and wielded great influence throughout much of Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, as well as the Caucasus.
Azerbaijan: people, geography, and history | Britannica
网页Azerbaijan is a unitary multiparty republic with one legislative body; its head of state and government is the president, assisted by the prime minister. Azerbaijan adjoins the Iranian region of the same name, and the origin of their respective inhabitants is the same.
Azerbaijan | People, Flag, Map, Europe, Asia, & Religion | Britannica
网页2 天之前 · Azerbaijan was an independent nation from 1918 to 1920 but was then incorporated into the Soviet Union. It became a constituent (union) republic in 1936. Azerbaijan declared sovereignty on September 23, …
History of Azerbaijan | Map and Timeline
网页During the 1380s, Timur, also known as Tamerlane, extended his vast Eurasian empire into Azerbaijan, integrating it as part of his expansive domain. This period marked significant military and political activity, with local rulers such as Ibrahim I …
Azerbaijan: A People from the Mists of Time - GeoHistory
网页2015年11月28日 · Azerbaijan under the Russian Empire. As the local khanates began exercising more sovereignty, the Georgian Kingdoms of Kartli-Kakheti and Imereti, which at the time covered most of the central northern Caucuses, declared independence from Persia and became Russian protectorates in 1783.
Azerbaijan - Countries - Office of the Historian
网页1991年12月25日 · Located at the crossroads of European-Asian trading routes, Azerbaijan was fought over by Russian, Persian and Ottoman forces for centuries. After the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917, Azerbaijan briefly became an independent state that was de facto recognized by the Allies in January 1920, only …
Azerbaijan profile - Timeline - BBC News
网页2022年12月16日 · Azerbaijan profile - Timeline. A chronology of key events: 1828 - Turkmanchay treaty between Russia, Persia divides Azerbaijan. Territory of present-day Azerbaijan becomes part of Russian...