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| Other Turkic peoples to have inhabit Azerbaijan besides those who were labeled "Oghuz Turks" were the Scythians (Ishkuz of the 7th century B.C.) Avars, Huns, Gok-Turks, Barsils, Saragurs, Kurtugurs and the Ilkhanids. It should be noted that Under Mongol rule in the 13th century, Turkic tribes under the Ilkhanid banner also settled in large numbers in Azerbaijan. | Other Turkic peoples to have inhabit Azerbaijan besides those who were labeled "Oghuz Turks" were the Scythians (Ishkuz of the 7th century B.C.) Avars, Huns, Gok-Turks, Barsils, Saragurs, Kurtugurs and the Ilkhanids. It should be noted that Under Mongol rule in the 13th century, Turkic tribes under the Ilkhanid banner also settled in large numbers in Azerbaijan. | ||
| The modern language and the nationhood of the Azerbaijanis developed from from the 10th to the 13th centuries, after the Oghuz Turkish migrations and the decline of the Oghuz Yabgu state in Central Asia. This is |
'''The modern language and the nationhood of the Azerbaijanis developed from from the 10th to the 13th centuries,''' after the Oghuz Turkish migrations and the decline of the Oghuz Yabgu state in Central Asia. This is time span that is called Azerbaijan's national, cultural and linguistic ''"golden age." '' The Azerbaijanis are also rich inheritants of several ancient civilizations such as that of ''Sumer, Elam, Urartu, Mannai, Media and Caucasian Albania.'' | ||
| Historic and national figures of Azerbaijan include ''Babek, Dede Gorgud, Muhammad Fizuli, Imadedin Nesimi, Koroglu, Shah Ismayil, Nizami Genjevi, Uzun Hesen, Sattar Khan, Memed-Emin Resulzada, Sheykh Muhammad Khiabani, Jafar Pishevari, and Ebulfezl Elchibey. | Historic and national figures of Azerbaijan include ''Babek, Dede Gorgud, Muhammad Fizuli, Imadedin Nesimi, Koroglu, Shah Ismayil, Nizami Genjevi, Uzun Hesen, Sattar Khan, Memed-Emin Resulzada, Sheykh Muhammad Khiabani, Jafar Pishevari, and Ebulfezl Elchibey. | ||
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AZERBAIJANIS (Azerbaycanlilar)
Azerbaijanis are commonly associated with the ancient land of Azerbaijan. They are the descendants of Turks (primaraly the Oghuz Turks) who speak the Azerbaijani language (often called Azerbaijani Turkish or Azeri) that belongs to a Turkic branch of the Altaic languages. Azerbaijani is very close to Turkish (the language of Turkey) and Turkmen (the language of Turkmenistan) which are also languages which have emerged from the Oghuz Turks.
Other Turkic peoples to have inhabit Azerbaijan besides those who were labeled "Oghuz Turks" were the Scythians (Ishkuz of the 7th century B.C.) Avars, Huns, Gok-Turks, Barsils, Saragurs, Kurtugurs and the Ilkhanids. It should be noted that Under Mongol rule in the 13th century, Turkic tribes under the Ilkhanid banner also settled in large numbers in Azerbaijan.
The modern language and the nationhood of the Azerbaijanis developed from from the 10th to the 13th centuries, after the Oghuz Turkish migrations and the decline of the Oghuz Yabgu state in Central Asia. This is time span that is called Azerbaijan's national, cultural and linguistic "golden age." The Azerbaijanis are also rich inheritants of several ancient civilizations such as that of Sumer, Elam, Urartu, Mannai, Media and Caucasian Albania.
Historic and national figures of Azerbaijan include Babek, Dede Gorgud, Muhammad Fizuli, Imadedin Nesimi, Koroglu, Shah Ismayil, Nizami Genjevi, Uzun Hesen, Sattar Khan, Memed-Emin Resulzada, Sheykh Muhammad Khiabani, Jafar Pishevari, and Ebulfezl Elchibey.
Important Azerbaijani dynasties throughout history include the Seljuk Atabeks, Shirvanshahs, Aq Qoyonlus, Qara Qoyonlus, Safavis, Afshars and Qajars.
Besides the newly-independent Republic of Azerbaijan which has a population of around 8 million, the Azerbaijani people number a significant amount in Iran (in a region some reffer to as South Azerbaijan.) They also inhabit in the Dagestan republic of the Russian Federation, where they number around 80,000 people. There are 307,000 Azerbaijanis in Georgia 500,000 in Turkey and have sizeable communities in Iraq and the United States.
More than 90% of Azerbaijanis are Shia Muslims. They are believed to number approximately 40 million or so worldwide(the majority living in Iran) although estimates vary. Most are farmers and urban-dwellers, while a small percentage are tribal and rural.