Azerbaijan- Ancient State of Caucasian Albania, Hacbulaq 3

Ancient Azerbaijan History

http://www.artsakh.com
www.caucasianhistory.org


The Caucasian Albanians (also spelled as Alban, Aghvan, Aghban, and Alpan) were a nation, which, according to the ancient geographer Strabo, consisted of 26 tribes, ethnic groups, such as Albans themselves, as well as Gargars, Udis, etc. Some of them were of Turkic descent,e.g. Tomris, while majority were indigenous authohontous Caucasian tribes, speaking in Caucasian languages.It should be noted that Tomris is a Turkic name, in fact, the name of the she-wolf who according to the myth saved ancient Turks from annihilation.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• azerbaijan
• history
• dashkesen
• albania
• baku
• hacbulaq
• azeri
• turk

[hakanjp]

Historical Caucasian state of Albania in Azerbaijan does not have anything common with Albania in Balkans today. It is just the similarities of names, though it is very interesting coincidence of the similar names.

[gator153]

Of course, ALba is latin for white. Scotland was called that for a while. Albany, NY. Mount Alban in Mexico.

St.Albans streets in England. Plenty of Names.

Albania of the Balkans got it's name from the Latin translation of the Illyrian Tribe Parthi/Bardhi which in Albanian means white.

[0colaturka0]

I don't agree about Illyrians being an old caucasian nation. The historical Albanians ('mountainous land') which are the forefathers of the Azerbaijani people were caucasian. Nowadays Albanians are decendants of the Illyrians, balkanic people. It is merely a name coincedance in English, cause Albanians call their country Sqiptar. Azerbaijani people don't like being called Azeri, cause they say it is Persian chauvanism, trying to assimilate Turanian people into Persians...

[SuperKaukaz]

Azerbaijanians r Turks üho live in Caucasus. But azers r little different from Anatolian turks. Azers has Caucasian culture

[HayDavo5]

azeris are tartars

[SaitebisDamzadeba]

Armenian, Osetian and Azerbaijan are not Caucasian see wikipedia

[Vru7]

@vl1997 didnt shqiperi or what ever u call it Shqipërisë mean Highlander ?

[velikistrumfjr]

It is a wrong opinion that today Albanians are not from Caucasus in 11th century. George Maniac brought the to fight in Sicily and Balkan where they stayed. Best evidence is language. They do not count to ten like European nations but like Azerbaijan people. Anybody can check this

[SNAlPER]

Lezgins, Udi real descendants of the Caucasian Albania. Albania from Lezghian language "Alpan"

[seanamico]

@Azerbaijanec78, Azeri are of Iranic people, not that they are mixed with Iranian. Not much of Turkish in Azeri people.

[anarmehtievful]

Iranian government always claims Azerbaijan as part of Persia, but the true history shows that the Azerbaijani-Turkic dynasties had had ruled modern Persia/Iran, and influenced its culture, language, and DNA for several centuries 952AD-1925; such dynasties include the Qara-qoyunlu, Aq-Qoyunlu, Khazars, Shirvanshah, Safavid, Afsharid, Qajars, and Seljuks. During the Azerbaijani dynasties, Turkic was the language of the Royal Palaces and military & Shiite-Islam was brought and forced on Persians.

[anarmehtievful]

The Persian propaganda that Azerbaijanis are Turkinized Persians is absolutely wrong. There is nothing called pure nation on earth. Azerbaijanis are like every other nation has mix DNA, culture, & tradition because of the mixed marriages among the avrious peoples who invaded it and among its ancient Caucasian tribes. In the 7th Century AD and forward, the Turkic population started to increase with the arrival of the Khazars, then in the 10th century AD.