Qaxmuğal Explained

41.4322°N 46.9703°W

Official Name:Qakh-Mughal
Native Name:Qaxmuğal
Pushpin Map:Azerbaijan#Shaki-Zagatala
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type1:Rayon
Subdivision Name1:Qakh
Timezone:AZT
Utc Offset:+4
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:41.4322°N 46.9703°W

Qaxmuğal (also, Kach-Mugal and Kakhmugal) is a village in the Qakh Rayon of Azerbaijan.

Etnotoponym

Mughal is a name used for Tatars & Mongols by the Muslim population. In the 13th century when Azerbaijan and the Caucasus was under the rule of the Mongols, some tribes have moved to Qakh, due to its incredible nature and pastures. Hence Qakh Mughal settlement was created.[1]

Population

In the span of many years since 13th century, local Caucasian people intermarried with the Turkic speaking "Mughals" in the settlement. In the census of 1869 the Tatars (Mughals) constituted of 95 families and by 1914 were accounted of 1090 heads.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: İnstitute of Languages . Nasimi . Azərbaycan Toponimlərinin Ensiklopedik Lüğəti. . Şərq Qərb . Baku . 427.
  2. Book: В.П. Филипов . Военный обзор Тифлисской Губернии и Закатальского округа, составлен подполковником Генерального штаба В. Н. Филиповым. Воспроизведено в оригинальной авторской орфографии . 1872 . Санктпетербург . 168 . Товарищества "Общественная польза.