This brief but informative book is one of the first works by the 20th century Azerbaijani historians. The author describes the rich and turbulent history of Azerbaijan covering essentially all major periods of the Azerbaijani history: ancient times, various Azerbaijani Turkic dynasties in the Middle Ages, Independent Khanates and the events preceding the establishment of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic, the first Turkic and Muslim republic in history.
This brief but informative book is one of the first works by the 20th century Azerbaijani historians. The author describes the rich and turbulent history of Azerbaijan covering essentially all major periods of the Azerbaijani history: ancient times, various Azerbaijani Turkic dynasties in the Middle Ages, Independent Khanates and the events preceding the establishment of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic, the first Turkic and Muslim republic in history.
