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The '''Armenian-Tatar massacres''' (also known as the '''Armenian-Tartar War''' and the '''Armeno-Tartar War''') refers to the bloody inter-ethnic confrontation between the ] and the ] (referred to as "Azerbaijani Tartars" by the Russians at that time) throughout the ] in 1905—1907.<ref></ref><ref>]. </ref><ref>Willem van Schendel, Erik Jan Zürcher. Identity Politics in Central Asia and the Muslim World: Nationalism, Ethnicity and Labour in the Twentieth Century. I.B.Tauris, 2001. ISBN 1860642616, 9781860642616, p. 43</ref> The '''Armenian-Tatar massacres''' (also known as the '''Armenian-Tartar War''' and the '''Armeno-Tartar War''') refers to the bloody inter-ethnic confrontation between the ] and Caucasian Tartars (modern ]) throughout the ] in 1905—1907.<ref></ref><ref>]. </ref><ref>Willem van Schendel, Erik Jan Zürcher. Identity Politics in Central Asia and the Muslim World: Nationalism, Ethnicity and Labour in the Twentieth Century. I.B.Tauris, 2001. ISBN 1860642616, 9781860642616, p. 43</ref>


The massacres started during the ], and claimed hundreds of lives. The most violent clashes occurred in 1905 in February in ], in May in ], in August in ] and in November in ], heavily damaging the cities and the ]. Some violence, although of lesser scale, broke out also in ].{{Fact|date=December 2007}} The massacres started during the ], and claimed hundreds of lives. The most violent clashes occurred in 1905 in February in ], in May in ], in August in ] and in November in ], heavily damaging the cities and the ]. Some violence, although of lesser scale, broke out also in ].{{Fact|date=December 2007}}

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Armeno-Tartar War

A Cossack military patrol near the Baku oilfields, ca. 1905.
DateFebruary 1905 - 1907
LocationBaku; Nakhichevan; Shusha; Tiflis; Russian Empire
Result Violence quelled by intervention of Cossack regiments
The house of a wealthy Armenian burnt down by Caucasian Tartars.
An Armenian church plundered and desecrated by Caucasian Tartars.

The Armenian-Tatar massacres (also known as the Armenian-Tartar War and the Armeno-Tartar War) refers to the bloody inter-ethnic confrontation between the Armenians and Caucasian Tartars (modern Azerbaijanis) throughout the Caucasus in 1905—1907.

The massacres started during the Russian Revolution of 1905, and claimed hundreds of lives. The most violent clashes occurred in 1905 in February in Baku, in May in Nakhchivan, in August in Shusha and in November in Ganja, heavily damaging the cities and the Baku oilfields. Some violence, although of lesser scale, broke out also in Tbilisi.

References

  1. Villari, Luigi. Fire and Sword in the Caucasus. London: T. F. Unwin, 1906 ISBN 0-7007-1624-6 p. 285
  2. Villari. Fire and Sword, p. 290
  3. Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Azerbaijan. History.
  4. Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Turks
  5. Willem van Schendel, Erik Jan Zürcher. Identity Politics in Central Asia and the Muslim World: Nationalism, Ethnicity and Labour in the Twentieth Century. I.B.Tauris, 2001. ISBN 1860642616, 9781860642616, p. 43

Bibliography

  • Thomas De Waal (2004), Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War, NYU Press, ISBN 978-0-8147-1945-9
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