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Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is a region of the southern Caucasus and north-western Iran, centred historically on Tabriz. It was the heartland from which the Safavid dynasty rose and an important base of the Ilkhanate. It was repeatedly contested between Iranian and Ottoman forces and later lost by Iran to Russia.

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IlkhanateFoundation Safavid EmpireMilitary, Governance Zand EmpireFoundation Golden HordeMilitary Caucasian AlbaniaFoundation, Impact, Summary Shirvanshah StateFoundation, Impact, Summary Aq QoyunluFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Decline Qajar IranMilitary, Impact, Decline Old TurkicChange

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Chupanids Azerbaijan SSR Armenia

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Azerbaijan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/azerbaijan
MLA: “Azerbaijan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/azerbaijan. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Azerbaijan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/azerbaijan.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Azerbaijan’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/azerbaijan (Accessed: ).

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