The circumstances of Hulakids became strained day-by-day and feudal strife had increased. The historian Hamdullah Qazvini wrote that, there was such chaos in the country, the condition was so aggravated that, everybody tried to bring his own pretender to the throne. Arpa-khan’s attempt for strengthening the central power were unsuccessful. …
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The battles of Gold-Orda Khans and Hulakids for Azerbaijan
Since the first year of its existence the state of Hulakids had to conduct wars with Gold-Orda, which rulers considered the territories, included to the state of Elkhanids their own, legal possessions, which were bequeathed to them by Chingiz-khan. Elkhanids understood that, Gold- Orda was their most dangerous enemy and …
Read More »Azerbaijan as part of the State of Hulakids
In the mid of the 13th century, big feudal properties and areas, which referred to Mongol khaganate maintained their independence. Due to subordinate the governors of these regions Great Mongol khagan Munke sent army to the Front Asia under the leadership of his brother, Hulaku khan in 1253. Hulaku khan …
Read More »Conquest of Azerbaijan by Mongols
There was shaped Mongol state led by Chingiz khan (1206-1227) in the Central Asia at the beginning of the 13th century. The invasions and attacks of Mongol state, which possessed powerful military potential to neighborhood countries encountered these countries with great danger. Mongols were shaped by the alliance of tribal …
Read More »Socio-economic and cultural life of Azerbaijan during 11th & 12th centuries
Agriculture. Suitable natural conditions assisted to the development of socio-economic life of Azerbaijan population. It was obvious that namely in 12th century, the rare military invasions and stabilized circumstances provided the population to engage in arable-farming and other fields of agriculture. In arable-farming, there was applied irrigation as well as …
Read More »The State of Azerbaijan Atabeys
In the period of the collapse of Seldjukids, several previous mamluks managed to create political formations in a new type. Most of them were the guardians of the princes of Seldjukid dynasty and possessed the title of atabey. Atabeys were real governors of the states, which they ruled from the …
Read More »The State of Shirvanshahs in the period of Collapse of The Empire of Seldjukids
At the end of 11th and at the beginning of 12th centuries, the empire of Seldjukids entered to the period of collapse at the result of interior fought for throne among the representatives of Seldjukid dynasty. Utilizing from this circumstance, several governors, who were under the subordination of seldjukid state, …
Read More »Slavonic raids on Azerbaijan
The relations of Slavs (the Rus) with Azerbaijan possessed traditional character from the early Middle Ages-Slovanic tribes traded in Azerbaijan by the vehicle of sea and river ways and through the territory of Azerbaijan they dealed in other countries of Caliphate. But, beginning from the end of 9th and at …
Read More »Azerbaijan as part of The Seldjukids Empire
Since the mid of the 11th century, the major factor of socio-political and socio-economic development of Front and Cental Asia became the existence of the Seldjukids empire, which played an essential role in the history of Azerbaijan. There were existed several states and essential feudal possessions in the territory of …
Read More »The State of Ravvadids
The ground of establishment of the state of Ravvadids was related to the name of Ravvad ibn Musan – arab, who came to Azerbaijan in the last third of the 8th century. He settled in the small city of Tabriz with his sons and supporters and did his best to …
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