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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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In the last third of the 10th century there was shaped new state formation under the leadership of the representatives of Shaddadids dynasty (951-1088). The founder of this state was Muhammed ibn Shaddadid (951-971) and the capital of Shaddadids was Gandja. The major branch of the dynasty of Shaddadids, ruled …