Tartar Uprising (1920)

Tartar Uprising – the first uprising against the Soviet occupation in 1920.[1] Rashid agha Javanshir was one of the leaders of the uprising. Rashid agha was the descendant of the Panah Ali Khan who was the founder of Karabagh Khanate.[2]

Tartar Uprising
DateMay 1920
Location
Result Azerbaijan Bolsheviks victory
Belligerents
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Tartar people
Commanders and leaders

Nariman Narimanov

Rashid agha Cavanshir

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Outbreak of the uprising

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On May 21, 1920 residents of the Tartar District staged an armed uprising. By killing 80 Red Army soldiers, they declared their disobedience to the new Soviet government. The commander of the Red Army was killed by insurgents.[3]

Suppression of the uprising

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After 3 days, Dadash Bunyadzade and Chingiz Ildyrym were delegated to the region to suppress the uprising. At the same time, to prevent this uprising, Soviet government sent armed forces to Tartar District. The Tartar uprising was brutally suppressed in May. Some villages were set on fire by shelling. After short time of suppression of the Tartar uprising, the new uprising broke out in Karabakh and the people of Tartar joined the new uprising,

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References

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  1. ^ Azərbaycan Xalq Cümhuriyyəti Ensiklopediyası [Encyclopedia of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic] (in Azerbaijani). Vol. II. Bakı: Lider. 2004. p. 472. ISBN 9952-417-44-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)
  2. ^ Xəlilzadə, Flora (9 December 2012). "Günahsız şuşalılar" [Innocent people of Shusha] (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ Azərbaycan tarixi 7 cilddə [History of Azerbaijan in 7 volumes] (in Azerbaijani). Vol. V. Bakı. 2001. p. 345.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)