COMMANDANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN

AZERBAIJAN.

RESETTLEMENT POLICY OF TSARISM

TSARIST RULING SYSTEM IN AZERBAIJAN.

• Russian colonialists created commandant management system which called military command
and control system.
• Former khanates and sultanates became provinces and apartments. Provinces were divided into
districts (magals), ruled by naibs.
• In Northern Azerbaijan Baku, Guba, Shaki, Shirvan, Karabakh, Lankaran provinces,
Elisabetpol, Jar-Balakan apartments (okruq), Gazakh and Shemsheddil distances were created.
• Provinces and apartments were managed by commandant - Russian officer. They only did not
have the right to a death sentence.
TSARIST RULING SYSTEM IN AZERBAIJAN.

• The lower stages of governance were kandkhudas and yuzbashi (hundreds). Kandkhudas managed
villages. Near of their stood some onbashi and yasavuls.
• Courts: provincial (Karabakh and Sheki), city (Baku, Quba and Ganja), military.
• Military court was conducted serious crimes.
• At the head of the religious department in each province was prime gazi. Prime gazi was engaged to
family-marriage as inheritance civil matters. Commandant system was hard colonial system and
character was essentially a military feudal. Russia by creating this system in Azerbaijan tried to
abolish formerly government traditions.
• In 1840 commandant system was abolished.
 •Russia had a desire to create an Armenian state in the
territory of Azerbaijan. Therefore it was not a coincidence to
accommodate Armenians who from Iran and Ottoman
THE Empire.

RELOCATION
• During the second Russia-Persian war (1826-1828) after
OF the occupation of Iravan khanate (on 1 October 1827) for
ARMENIANS realize a resettlement plan to the right direction Russia
began to take action. Armenian catholicos Nerses
Ashtarketsi made a resettlement project. Russian
ambassador to Iran A.S.Griboyedov played an important
role to realize this project.
THE RELOCATION OF ARMENIANS

• Resettlement of Armenians from Iran to North Azerbaijani lands had indicated in the Turkmanchay
contract in 15th article. To organize the resettlement of Armenians in Nackhchivan and Iravan
were created the resettlement committees. The relocated people were given extensive privileges.
During 6 year they have been released all taxes and obligations. The funds received from Iran at the
expense of compensation.
• Approximately 40-50 thousands armenian families from Iran and approximately 90 thousands
armenians from Ottoman Empire were moved to North Azerbaijan. They preferred to accommodate
them in Karabakh, Iravan and Nakhchivan.
THE RELOCATION OF RUSSIANS

• Russians also had been moved to the Northern Azerbaijan lands. On 20 October 1830 the Russian
government issued to a decree about move of sectarians and heretics to the South Caucasus.
• I.Paskevich ordered to settle the sectarians in Karabakh. At the beginning of 30th XlX century in
North Azerbaijan were created the first Russian settlements. 30 out of 34 Russian villages placed in
the North Azerbaijan.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEixviMjmF0
THE RELOCATION OF GERMANS

• In this period Russians and Germans moved to Azerbaijan also. Napoleon's wars in Europe was due
to the arrival of the Germans moved to Azerbaijan. Between 1817-1818 years out of 8 German
colonies. Annenfeld (near Shamkir) and Yelenendorf (Khanlar, Goygol) were located in the
North Caucasus in Azerbaijan.

• The Nikolai I strengthened the colonial regime. National wealth of Azerbaijan was
robbed. Bays, khans and their family members were tortured. Their lands and properties
were handed over to the possession of the treasury.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrzytwcMzPw