Tartar Uprising (1920) Explained

Conflict:Tartar Uprising
Date:May 1920
Place:Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Result:Azerbaijan Bolsheviks victory
Combatant1:Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Combatant2:Tartar people
Commander1:Nariman Narimanov
Commander2:Rashid agha Cavanshir

Tartar Uprising – the first uprising against the Soviet occupation in 1920.[1] Rashid agha Javanshir was one of the leaders of the uprising. Rashid agha was the descendant of the Panah Ali Khan who was the founder of Karabagh Khanate.[2]

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Outbreak of the uprising

On May 21, 1920 residents of the Tartar District staged an armed uprising. By killing 80 Red Army soldiers, they declared their disobedience to the new Soviet government. The commander of the Red Army was killed by insurgents.[3]

Suppression of the uprising

After 3 days, Dadash Bunyadzade and Chingiz Ildyrym were delegated to the region to suppress the uprising. At the same time, to prevent this uprising, Soviet government sent armed forces to Tartar District. The Tartar uprising was brutally suppressed in May. Some villages were set on fire by shelling. After short time of suppression of the Tartar uprising, the new uprising broke out in Karabakh and the people of Tartar joined the new uprising,

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Azərbaycan Xalq Cümhuriyyəti Ensiklopediyası . Lider . II . Bakı . 2004 . 472 . Encyclopedia of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic . ((9952-417-44-4)) . az .
  2. Web site: Xəlilzadə . Flora . Günahsız şuşalılar . 9 December 2012 . Innocent people of Shusha. az . 1 January 2021 .
  3. Book: Azərbaycan tarixi 7 cilddə . History of Azerbaijan in 7 volumes . V . az . Bakı . 2001 . 345 .