HISTORY OF THE AZERBAIJANI STATE (FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES)

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Nagi A. History of the Azerbaijani State (from ancient times to the early middle ages). Monograph. – Primedia eLaunch, Boston, USA, 2026. – 119 p.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 4
Chapter I

The Formation and Development of the Azerbaijani State (3rd–2nd Millennia BCE)

  

 

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1.1 The Emergence of Early Humans and Ancient Settlements 7
1.2 The Formation of the Azerbaijani (Aratta) State, Its Territory, and Relations with Neighbors  

14
1.3 The Rule of the Lullubi, Kuti, and Other Dynasties in Azerbaijan 19
1.4 The Formation of Language, Ethnicity, and Cultural Values 26
Chapter II

The Beginning of the Classical Statehood Period

  

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2.1 The Rise of the Manna Dynasty 32
2.2 The Rule of the Maday (Media), Oghuz (Guz, Iskit, Scythian), and Achaemenid Dynasties in Azerbaijan  

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2.3 A New Stage of Ethnic, Linguistic, and Cultural Processes: The Formation of the Azerbaijani People  

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Chapter III

Continuation of Independent Statehood in Adərbayqan and Arran
(4th Century BCE – 3rd Century CE)

  

 

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3.1 Adərbayqan (Atropatene) in the New Stage of Independent Statehood 63
3.2 The Emergence of Classical Statehood Traditions in Arran (Albania) 70
3.3 The Economy and Cultural-Spiritual Values of Azerbaijan 77
Chapter IV

Relations of Azerbaijan with the Sasanians and the Arab Caliphate

  

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4.1 Azerbaijan under Sasanian Rule: Socio-Administrative and Ideological Changes  

83
4.2 Intervention of the Arab Caliphate and the Spread of Islam 92
4.3 The Struggle to Restore the Azerbaijani State: The Liberation Movement under Babak’s Leadership  

97
4.4 The Economic Life and Culture of Azerbaijan in the 3rd–9th Centuries  

103
Conclusion 111
References 113