A BRIEF HISTORY OF KARABAKH AND THE ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI RELATIONS: BEFORE THE FIRST ARMENIAN-MUSLIM CLASH (1905-1906)

Abstract

The article deals with a brief history of Karabakh and the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations between the two republics of South Caucasus - Azerbaijan and Armenia, including the primary aim of defining the ethno-political processes and historical occurrences as emerging the Armenian problem in the Azerbaijani territory of Nogorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Dağlıq Qarabağ). The aim of this writing is to learn how and why this ethnic, religious and political conflict appeared between Armenian and local population of Nogorno-Karabakh. Of course, all the remarkable factors in this article let us prove that the initial indigenous people of Karabakh was the Azerbaijani Turks. In fact, Karabakh historically and legally is an integral territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan recognized by the international community.