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Azerbaijan

State Emblem 1918-1920, 1991-

Part of Kingdom of Media

Part of Persia

Part of Greek Macedon

Part of Armenia

Kingdom of Caucausian Albania

Annexed by Roman Empire

Part of Persia

Kingdom of Caucauisan Albania

Principality of Girdyaman

799 - 1747                Emirate of Shivan

       1516               Part of Ottoman Empire

       1618               Part of Persia

10 Jul 1723 - 10 Mar 1735 Baku annexed by Russia

06 Oct 1806               Baku annexed by Russia

12 Oct 1813               Azernaijan north of the Aras river ceded to Russia by Persia

22 Feb 1828               Nakhichevan annexed by Russia

22 Apr      - 28 May 1918 Part of the Democratic Federatibe Republic of Transcaucasia

28 May 1918 - 27 Apr 1920 Azerbaijani Democratic Republic

28 Apr 1920               Azerbaijan Socialist Republic

12 Mar 1922 - 05 Dec 1936 Part of Transcaucasian SFSR

05 Dec 1936               Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic

23 Sep 1989               State sovereignty declared

05 Feb 1991               Azerbaijani Republic

30 Aug 1991              Independence declared, effective 31 Dec 1991

06 Jan 1992               Nagorno-Karabakh declares independence (not recognised)

Kings of Caucausian Albania

..-.. Alpan

60-47 Oroyz

47-25 Zober

230-260 Vachagan I

260-313 Vache I

313-371 Urnayr

Vachagan II

Yargavan I

Sato

Asay

400-451 Yesvagan I

451-463 Vache II

487-510 Vachagan III

Kings of Girdyaman

510-534 Mihran

534-555 Armael

555-577 Vard

577-598 Vardan I

598-608 Varazman

608-628 Varaz Grigori

628-642 Varaz Peroz

642-680 Jevanshir

680-699 Varaz Tiridat I

        (1st Time))

699-704 Sheraye

704-705 Varaz Tiridat I

        (2nd Time)

705-730 Vardan II

730-760 Gagik

760-790 Nerseh

790-810 Stefan I

810-821 Varaz Tiridat II

821-822 Stefan II

822-830 Artnerseh ibn Sakhl

830-852 Iasiah

Chairman of the National Council

28 May      - 17 Jun 1918 Mahmmad Amin Axund Haci Molla Alakbar

                           oglu Resulzade .......................... 1884-1955

Chairman of the Provisional Government

17 Jun      - 16 Nov 1918 Fatheli-xan İsgandar Xoy ................. 1876-1920

Chairman of the National Council

16 Nov      - 07 Dec 1918 Mahmmad Amin Axund Haci Molla Alakbar

                           oglu Resulzade (2nd Time)

Chairman of the Parliament

07 Dec 1918 - 27 Apr 1920 Alimardan Alakbar oglu Top�upa� .......... 1862-1934

Presidents

19 May 1990 - 06 Mar 1992 Ayaz Niyazi oglu M�tallib (1st Time) ..... 1938-

06 Mar      - 14 May 1992 Yaqub Cavad ogly Mammad .................. 1941-

                          (1st Time, acting)

14 May      - 16 May 1992 Ayaz Niyazi oglu M�tallib (2nd Time)

16 May      - 18 May 1992 Yaqub Cavad ogly Mammad

                          (2nd Time, acting)

18 May      - 16 Jun 1992 Isa Yunis oglu Qambar .................... 1957-

                          (acting)

16 Jun 1992 - 01 Sep 1993 Ab�lfez Qadyrqulu oglu El�ibey ........... 1938-2000

01 Sep 1993 - 31 Oct 2003 Heydar Ali Reza oglu Ali ................. 1923-2003

31 Oct 2003 -             İlham Heydar oglu Ali .................... 1961-

Prime Ministers

28 May 1918 - 14 Apr 1919 Fateli-xan İsgandar oglu Xoy ............. s.a

14 Apr 1919 - 01 Apr 1920 Nasib Bey Yusifbeli ...................... 1881-1920

01 Apr      - 28 Apr 1920 Mammad Hasan Hadzinski ................... 1875-1931

07 Feb 1991 - 04 Apr 1992 Hasan Aziz oglu Hasan .................... 1940-

16 May 1992 - 26 Jan 1993 Rahim Ali H�seyn oglu H�seyn ............. 1936-

26 Jan      - 28 Apr 1993 Ali Ahmed oglu Masim ..................... 1952-

                          (acting)

28 Apr      - 30 Jun 1993 Pankha Chodar oglu H�seyn ................ 1957-

30 Jun 1993 - 07 Oct 1994 Surat Davud oglu H�seyn .................. 1959-

07 Oct 1994 - 20 Jul 1996 Fuad Khalid oglu Guli .................... 1941-

                          (acting)

20 Jul 1996 - 04 Aug 2003 Artur Tair oglu Rasizade ................. 1935-

                          (1st Time)

04 Aug      - 04 Nov 2003 İlham Heydar oglu Ali .................... s.a

04 Nov 2003 -             Artur Tair oglu Rasizade ................. s.a

                          (2nd Time)

Azerbaizhan SSR

Nax�ivan (Nakhichevan)



Former Emblem           Adopted 1992

1539 BC Part of Amenia

900-612 To Uratu

612-550 to Media

550-300 To Persia

330-451 To Armenia

451-653 To Persia

653-885 To Caliphate

885-1020 to Armenia

15..                      To Persia

1747 - 1834               Khanate of Nakhchivan

22 Feb 1828               Annexed by Russian Empire

04 Jun 1918               Part of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

26 Jan 1919               Aradayan Republic

   May 1919 -    Nov 1920 Armenian occupation

28 Jul 1920               Nakhichevan SSR

02 Dec 1920 - 09 Feb 1924 Part of Armenian SSR

16 Mar 1921               Nakhichevan ASSR

09 Feb 1924               Part of Azerbaijan SSR

19 Nov 1990               Part of Azerbaijan

Khans

1747 - 1787               Heydar Quli Khan

1787 - 1823               Kalb Ali Khan ibn Heydaroglu

1823 - 1828               Ehsan Khan

1828 - 1834               Karim Khan Kangarli

First Secretaries of the Communist Party

1920 - 1921               .....

1921                      Bagatur Kasum oglu Velbek ................ 1894-1938

1921 - 1925               .....

1925 - 1926               Aleskar Abbas oglu Shakhbaz .............. 1888-1973

1926 - 1929              Ali Car

1929                      Vasily Leontyevich Volkov ................ 1889-1939

1929 - 1933               .....

1933                      Ali Mammad

1933 - 193.               Mekhti Adi Gezal oglu Mekhti ............. 18..-1937

193. - 1937               Hasan Ali Pasha oglu Rakhman

1938 - 1940               Kyazim Heidar oglu Ismail

1940 - 1949               H�seyn Gumbat oglu Nadzhaf

1949 - 1952               Yusif Niftaly oglu Yusif

1952                      P. Mammad oglu Ali

1952 - 1956               Ismail Nasrulla oglu Asker ............... 1914-

1956 - 1961               Khurshud Bayrum Kulu oglu Ibraqim

   Oct 1961 -   Apr 1970 Haci Aga Khalil oglu Ibrahim ............. 1923-

   Apr 1970 -    Dec 1975 Aslan Aga H�seyn oglu H�seyn ............. 1916-

   Dec 1975 -    Dec 1983 Kamran Nabil oglu Rahim .................. 1928-

   Dec 1983 -    Nov 1988 Nuradin Elyaz M�stafa .................... 1942-

   Nov 1988 -    Jan 1990 Heydar Isa oglu Isa ...................... 1936-

   Jan 1990 -    Apr 1991 Afetdin Calil oglu Calil ................. 1946-1994

   Apr      -    Aug 1991 Akper Fattakh oglu Ali ................... 1950-

Presidents

   Oct 1918 -    Jun 1919 Dzhafar Quli-Khan

   Jun 1919 -        1920 .....

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

28 Apr 1920 -    Nov 1921 M�stafa Baktash

   Nov 1921 -    Mar 1922 Hasan Babah (1st Time)

   Mar 1922 - 1926        .....

1926 - 1931               Hasan Babah (2nd Time)

1931 - 1937               Agamir

1937                      Mamed Ali oglu Ragim

1937 - 1940               Saftar Mamed oglu Cafar .................. 1900-1961

       1940 -    Sep 1952 .....

   Sep 1952 -    Sep 1964 H�seyn Kurban oglu Mammad ................ 1900-

   Sep 1964 -    Sep 1990 Sukina Abas-kyzy Ali ..................... 1925-

   Sep 1990 - 05 Sep 1991 Afetdin Calil oglu Calil

Chairmen of the Parliment

05 Sep 1991 - 23 Jun 1993 Heydar Ali oglu Ali ...................... s.a

01 Jul 1993 - 04 Apr 1994 Vasif Yusif oglu Talib (1st Time) ........ 1960-

04 Nov 1994 - 16 Dec 1995 Natiq Hasan .............................. 1944-

16 Dec 1995 -             Vasif Yusif oglu Talib (2nd Time)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

28 Apr 1920 -    Jan 1922 Ali Qadim

   Jan      - 03 May 1922 Beybut Aga Shakhtakhtin .................. 1881-1924

May 1925 - 1929        Hamid Hasan oglu Sultan .................. 1889-1937

1929 - 1932               Teimur Magomet oglu Ali

       1932 -    Jul 1938 .....

   Jul 1938 - 1942        Balamat Yuz Akhmed oglu Balamat

1942 - 1953               Ismail Hy�lmamed

1953 - 1955               Neimet H�seyn Novruz

1955 - 1959               Raqim Karam oglu Raqim ................... 1920-

       1959 -    Oct 1964 Mammad Hasan oglu Asker .................. 1918-

       1964 -    Feb 1970 Ramazan Akper oglu Ismail ................ 1928-

   Feb 1970 -    Jan 1979 Yusif Mustafa oglu Nabil ................. 1926-

   Jan 1979 -    May 1983 Imram Azim oglu Mekhty

   May 1983 -    Mar 1988 Salekh Haciy

   Mar      -    Nov 1988 Heidar Isa oglu Isa ...................... s.a

   Nov 1988 - 1989        Sukina Abas-kyzy Ali

       1989 -    Jan 1990 Afedin Calil oglu Calil .................. s.a

   Jan 1990 -    Sep 1991 Mir Ismail Ali

Prime Ministers

1991 - 1993               Bedcan Farzili

1993 - 2000               Shamsaddin Huseyngulu oglu Khanbaba ...... 1939-

2000 -                    Alovsat Hazanfar oglu Bakhshi ............ 1956-

Azeri Khanates (including Khanates in Persian Southern Azerbaijan)

Baki (Baku)

1721 - 1806              Baku Khanate

06 Oct 1806              To Russian Empire

02 Nov 1917 - 31 Jul 1918 Baku Soviet Commune

22 Apr      - 26 May 1918 Part of Transcaucausia

17 Jul      - 15 Sep 1918 British occupation

01 Aug 1918               Central Caspian Directorate replaces the Commune

15 Sep      - 18 Oct 1918 Ottoman occupation

27 Apr 1920               Soviet occupation, incorporated into Azerbaizhan SSR

Khans

1721 - 1728             Dargah Quli Khan

1747 - 1768               Mirza Mohammad I Khan

1768 - 1770            Fath Ali Khan

1770 - 1772               Abd Allah Beg

1772 - 1783               Malik Mohammad Khan

1783 - 1791               Mirza Mohammad II Khan

1791 - 1792               Mohammad Quli Khan

       1792 - 06 Oct 1806 H�seyn Quli Khan

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissioners of the Baku Soviet Commune

02 Nov 1917 - 31 Jul 1918 Stepan Georgiyevich Shaumyan ............. 1878-1918

Chairman of the Central Executive Committee

01 Aug      - 15 Sep 1918 Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sadovsky

Ganca (Ganja)

Khans

1747 - 1761             Shah Wadi Khan

1761 - 1781              Mohammad Hasan Khan

1781 - 1784              Ibrahim Khalil Khan

1784 - 1786              Hajji Beg

       1786- 03 Jan 1804 al-Jawad Khan

Ilisu

Khans

1600-1627 Saru Ali Bey

1627-1642 Mohammad Khan

1642-1695 ....

1695-1722 Sultan Ahmad Khan

1747-1764 H�seyn Bey

1764-1803 Alhas Bey

1803-1830 Ahmad Khan

1830-1844 Daniyal Bey

Jawad

Khan

1778-1789 Tala Hasan Khan

Khoy (Persian Azerbaijan)

Khans

1724-1731 Sahbaz Khan

1731-1744 Murtuzaqulu Khan ibn Sahbaz

1744-1763 Sahbaz Khan II ibn Murtuzaqulu

1763-1786 Ahmed Khan ibn Murtuzaqulu

1786-1797 Jafar Quli Khan Dumbuli ibn Ahmed

1797-1813 H�seyn Quli Khan

Maku (In Persian Azerbaijan)

Khans

1747-1778 Ahmed Sultan

1778-1822 Hasan Khan ibn Ahmad Sultan

1822-1866 Ali Khan

1866-1899 Hajji Ismail Khan

1899-1922 Teymur Pasha Khan

1922-1929 Murtuzqulu Khan

Maragheh (In Persian Azerbaijan)

Khans

1747-1779 Hajji Ali Mohammad

1779-1816 Ahmad Khan Mukaddam

Quba

Khans

1680-1721 H�seyn I Khan

1721 Ahmad Khan

1721-1722 Chulaq Surkhay Khan

1722-1758 H�seyn Ali Khan ibn Ahmad

1758-1789 Fath Ali Khan

1789-1791 Ahmad Khan

1791-1806 Shaikh Ali Agha

1806-1816 H�seyn II Khan

Salyan

Khans

1729-1748 Hasan Beg

1748-1757 Ibrahim

1757-1768 Kalb Ali Sultan

1768-1782 Qubad Sultan

Shakki

Khans

1738 - 1743               Malik Najaf Khan

1743 - 1759               Chalabi Khan

1759 - 1761              Agha Kishi Beg

1765 - 1779               H�seyn Khan

1779 - 1783               Abd al-Qadir Khan

21 Dec 1783 - 1795        Mohammad Hasan Wali

1795 - 1806               Mustafa Salim Khan

10 Dec 1806 -    Dec 1815 Jafar Quli Khan Dumbuli

   Dec 1815 - 1819        Ismali Khan

Shamakha

Khans

1721-1728 Gaji Davud

1728-1734 Surakhay

1734-1737 Mehti Quli Khan

1737-1738 Ali Quli Khan

1738-1739 Mohammed Quli Khan

1739-1744 Sardar Beg Qirkhlu Afshar

1744 Heydar Khan Afshar

1744-1748 Sam Mirza

1786-1789 Askar Khan

1789-1796 Qasim Khan

1796-1820 Mustafa Khan

Khoja Shamakha

Khan

1748-1786 Mohammed Said Khan

Yeni Shamakha

Khans

1748-1763 Mohammed Ali Khan

1763-1768 Aghazi Khan (1st Time)

1768-1769 Fath Ali Khan

1769-1770 Abd Allah Beg

1770-1778 Ildar Beg

1778-1786 Aghazi Khan (2nd Time)

Sheka

Monarchs

830-870 Sakhl ibn Smbat

870-890 Grigori Hamam

890-910 Sahak Sevada

910-940 Artnerseh

940-951 Grigori Hamam

951-984 Ioan Senekerin

1743-1755 Hajji Chelebi Khan

1757 Aga Kishi Beg

1757-1779 H�seyn Beg

1779-1784 Hajji Adulgadir

1784-1795 Mohammad Hassan (1st Time)

1795-1797 Salim Khan (1st Time)

1797-1805 Mohammad Hassan (2nd Time)

1805-1806 Salim Khan (2nd Time)

1806-1816 Dja'fal Quli

1816-1819 Ismail Khan

Tabiz (Persian Azerbaijan)

Khans

1318-1328 Tamur Tash ibn Chuban

1328-1343 Hasan-i Kuchuk

1343-1356 Malik Asraf

1744-1749 Fath Ali Khan Afshar

1747-1784 Najafqulu Khan I

1749-1756 Azad Khan

1756-1759 Mohammad H�seyn Khan

1761-1764 Reza Khan Marandi

1764-1785 Najaf Quli Khan

1784-1800 Najafqulu Khan II

1785-1790 Khudadad Khan

1790-1799 H�seyn Quli Khan

1799-1806 Ahmad Khan Mukaddam

Talysh-Mughan

1747 - 1814               Talysh Khanate

12 Oct 1813               Annexed by Russia (southern half to Persia)

   Apr 1918 - 25 Jul 1919 Talysh-Mughan Soviet Republic

28 Apr 1920               Integrated into the Azerbaizhan S.S.R

17 Jun      - 23 Aug 1993 Autonomous Republic

Kahns

1747 - 1749               Sa'id Abbas

1747 - 1786               Siyoli-Gara Abbas

      1786 - 26 Jul 1814 Mir M�stafa Khan

26 Jul 1814 - 1826        Mir Hasan Khan

Chairmen of the Administration

Apr      -    Jun 1918 M. Israfilbek

                          + F. Matveyev

   Jun      -    Dec 1918 T.P Sukhoruk

   Dec 1918 - 25 Apr 1919 Ilyasheyevich

01 May      - 25 Jul 1919 D.D Chirkin

Chairmen of the Executive Committee

01 May      - 25 Jul 1919 N. Tutysjkin

President of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic

17 Jun      - 23 Aug 1993 Alikram Hummbat .......................... 1948-

                          (Prisoner in Baku since 1993)

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