Black Garden : Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War

Appendix 2 
Chronology 
1214–1261 
Reign of Hasan Jalal, prince of Khachen. 
1501–1525 
Shah Ismail I founds Safavid Dynasty in Tabriz, makes 
Shiite branch of Islam his official religion. 
1722 
End of Safavid Dynasty. 
1747 
Death of Nadir Shah ends direct Iranian sovereignty over 
Karabakh. 
1752 
Panakh Khan builds a fortress at Shusha. 
14 MAY 1805 
Panakh Khan’s successor, Ibrahim Khan, surrenders to 
Russians. 
12 OCTOBER 1813 
Treaty of Gulistan formally incorporates Karabakh 
within Russian Empire. 
NOVEMBER 1822 
Mekhti Kuli Khan flees to Persia. End of Karabakh 
khanate and meliks. 
1827 
Russian capture of Yerevan. 
10 FEBRUARY 1828 
Treaty of Turkmenchai between Russia and Iran. 
1868 
Karabakh becomes part of Elizavetpol (Ganje) Province. 
AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 1905 
Fighting in Shusha. 
31 MARCH 1918 
Beginning of “March Days” in Baku, massacre of 
Azerbaijanis. 
28 MAY 1918 
Armenia and Azerbaijan declare independence. 
15 SEPTEMBER 1918 
Turks enter Baku, massacre of Armenians. 
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AUGUST 1919 
British mission withdraws from Karabakh. 
20 MARCH 1920 
Azerbaijani army sacks Shusha. 
28 APRIL  1920 
Bolshevik takeover in Azerbaijan. 
MAY 1920 
Bolshevik takeover in Karabakh. 
29 NOVEMBER 1920 
Bolshevik takeover in Armenia. 
1 DECEMBER 1920 
Azerbaijani leader Narimanov declares Karabakh