Cover illustration: Franz Roubaud’s 1893 painting depicting the siege of Irevan Fortress in 1827 by Russian forces under the command of Ivan Paskevich, with the Blue Mosque at the center.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Gunter, Michael M. author | Askerov, Ali author
Title: Forgotten exile : the deportations of Azerbaijanis by the Armenians in the Caucasus during the twentieth century / by Ali Askerov, Michael M. Gunter.
Other titles: The Deportations of Azerbaijanis by the Armenians in the Caucasus during the twentieth century
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2025019061 (print) | LCCN 2025019062 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004735903 hardback | ISBN 9789004735910 ebook
Subjects: LCSH: Azerbaijanis—Crimes against—Armenia (Republic) | Azerbaijanis—Relocation—Armenia (Republic) | Azerbaijanis—Armenia (Republic)—History | Genocide—Armenia (Republic) | Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 1988–1994—Atrocities | Armenia (Republic)—History
Classification: LCC DK683.5.A93 G85 2025 (print) | LCC DK683.5.A93 (ebook)
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2025019061
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2025019062
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ISBN 978-90-04-73590-3 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-73591-0 (e-book)
DOI 10.1163/9789004735910
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