List of massacres of Azerbaijanis explained

The following is a list of massacres of Azerbaijanis that have occurred throughout history.

During pre-Soviet times, the term "Caucasian Tatar" was used for the group who is nowadays called "Azerbaijanis."^{[1] [2]} For instance, this is apparent in the designation Armenian–Tatar massacres. However, these terms are today and in this article interchangeable.

Name	Date	Location	Perpetrators	Victims (highest estimation)
Armenian–Tatar massacres	1905–1907	Baku, Ganja, Nakhchivan, Shusha, and Tbilisi	Armenians and Azerbaijanis	3,000 to 10,000 from both sides^[3]
Massacres of Azerbaijanis in Armenia in 1917–1921	1917–1921	Ararat, Kars, Surmalu, Syunik	Armenian and Russian army	In Erivan Governorate, 4,000; in Zangezur uezd, 7,729–10,000
March Days	March 1918	Baku	Baku Commune forces	3,000^[4] ^[5] –12,000^[6]
1920 Ganja Revolt	June 1920	Ganja	11th Red Army	15,000^[7] ^[8]
Black January	January 1990	Baku	Red Army	137;^[9] unofficial number reaching 300^[10]
Gugark pogrom	March – December 1988	Gugark, Lori Province	Armenian mobs	11–21^[11] ^[12]
Capture of Garadaghly	February 1992	Garadaghly	Armenian irregular units Russian 366th regiment	unclear; 20 per Azerbaijani sources,^[13] 53 per Monte Melkonian^[14]
Khojaly massacre	February 1992	Khojaly	Armenian irregular units Russian 366th regiment	613

See also

• Anti-Azerbaijani sentiment

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Notes and References

1. Tsutsiev, Arthur. "31. 1926: An Ethnic Map Reflecting the First Soviet Census". Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014, p. 87.
2. Tsutsiev, Arthur. "26. 1920: The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Soviet Russia". Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014, pp. 71-73.
3. [Tadeusz Swietochowski]
4. Richard Pipes. The formation of the Soviet Union: communism and nationalism, 1917–1923. p.200
5. Book: Alstatdt, Audrey L. . The Azerbaijani Turks: power and identity under Russian rule. . Hoover Press . 1992 . 978-0-8179-9182-1 . 86 . CITEREFAltstadt1992.
6. March 1920. New Republics in the Caucasus. The New York Times Current History. 11. 2. 492.
7. The I.L.P.'s ALLIES. Soviet Massacre in the Caucasus // Western Gazette. — 1920. — 1 June. — page 12.
8. 15,000 massacred // Cheltenham Chronicle. — 1920. — 2 June. — page 4
9. News: Elchin Khalilov. 15 August 2001. Eyewitness: A republic loses faith. BBC News. 20 January 2010.
10. News: Reza. Blair. Betty. Spring 1998. Black January: Baku (1990). Behind the Scenes – A Photojournalist's Perspective. 33–37. Azerbaijan International. 20 January 2010.
11. Papyan. Mane. 22 April 2015. Gugark after Sumgait. live. Caucasus Edition: Journal of Conflict Transformation. en. https://archive.today/20201105154355/https://caucasusedition.net/gugark-after-sumgait/. 5 November 2020. 20 December 2020.
12. News: Yunusov. Arif. 26 February 1991. Погромы в Армении в 1988-1989. ru. Ekspress-Khronika. 16. live. 20 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20100426165956/http://sumgait.info/press/express-chronicle/express-chronicle-910416.htm. 26 April 2010.
13. Web site: Letter dated 20 May 2005 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. 24 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090512173525/http://www.un.int/azerbaijan/info/info/letters/N0535667.pdf. 12 May 2009. dmy-all.
14. Book: Melkonian, Markar. My brother's road: an American's fateful journey to Armenia. I.B. Tauris. 2005. 978-1-85043-635-5. 211–212.