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I was thinking, should a section be added which also discusses the significant historical and cultural differences between Azerbaijan and Aran. The people of the Republic of "Azerbaijan" were always referred to as Caucasian Tatars, which basically means Turkic-speaking Caucasians. Migboy123 ( talk) 01:39, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
I agree with you.-- Abutalub ( talk) 23:17, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
The statement "The region in the north of the Aras River, which is today called the Republic of Azerbaijan, had not been included within the geographical boundaries of Azerbaijan until 1918" is simply not true. I added the section from 17th century Chardin's work which goes into detail about the borders of the province and even its etymology, etc. However, it is reverted. I wonder why? Isn't he as reliable as any other historic source quoted in here? Many wiki article cites Chardin's book, so how come it's a problem in here? Zülfü E.Fərəcli ( talk) 22:04, 13 May 2021 (UTC)Zulfu
Isn't Aran with two rr's? -- HistoryofIran ( talk) 13:52, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/*-SIM_0736
The article "Arrān" says:
"By the 15th century A.D. the name Arrān was not in common parlance, for the territory was absorbed into Ād̲h̲arbāyd̲j̲ān."
If it is an reliable source, then add the correct text in the appropriate section. V.N.Ali;--12:43, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
Jean Chardin's book from 1686 clearly states borders of the territory called Azerbaijan. "The region in the north of the Aras River, which is today called the Republic of Azerbaijan, had not been included within the geographical boundaries of Azerbaijan until 1918. Historians and geographers usually referred to the region north of the Aras River as Aran."
Provided source is not unreliable and referring to the primary source supported by valid references. This already enough to claim that some historically Azerbaijan referred only to the south of the Aras River by some sources, but other sources referred to it as both south and north of the Aras River.
Moreover, another source( https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/*-SIM_0736) also confirms what Jean Chardin wrote: "By the 15th century A.D. the name Arrān was not in common parlance, for the territory was absorbed into Ād̲h̲arbāyd̲j̲ān." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abrvagl ( talk • contribs) 17:06, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
Can -- HistoryofIran provide valid justification on why crucial part of the information, which confirmed with the primary sources, should be missing from the article? This dispute definitely should be escalated further.
LouisAragon Please stop. Your approach sound biased, aggressive and hatred to me. You jumping straight into accusations which are your personal opinion, not justified and neither helping us to reach the consensus. Therefore hereby I informing you that I do not accept your warning. For sure you can ignore discussion and just use your power to restrict/block my account, but I want to remind you that it will be considered as abuse of the power and I will follow up it with responsible parties.
Now back to the topic:
1. WP:RSPRIMARY Jean Chardin stated: Azerbaijan, province of Persia, borders to the East upon the Caspian Sea, and Hyrcania; to the South upon the province of Parthians; to the West upon the River Araxes, and Upper Armenia, and to the North upon Dagestan. ( https://archive.org/details/travelsofsirjohn00char/page/348)
2. WP:SECONDARYEncyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. First print edition: ISBN: 9789004161214, 1960-2007 ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_0736) states: The Arrān is usually applied in Islamic times to the district in Transcaucasia between the Kur (Kura) and Aras (Araks) Rivers. In pre-Islamic times, however, the term was used for all of eastern Transcaucasia (present Soviet Azerbaijan), i.e. Classical Albania (cf. article “Albania” in Pauly-Wissowa). By the 15th century A.D. the name Arrān was not in common parlance, for the territory was absorbed into Ād̲h̲arbāyd̲j̲ān.
Both WP:RSPRIMARY and WP:SECONDARY sources which I provided clearly state borders of territory called Azerbaijan at some point of the time and confirms that in Early Modern Era territories North of the Araks River were also called Azerbaijan. Moreover, the sources provide information in an precise form that leaves no room for an ambiguous understanding of what is written.
Obviously, history is not an exact science. It is expected that different sources (both primary and secondary) may have contradictions. However, let's treat each other with respect and continue discussion. With all respect to the sources already reflected in the article, I suggest including information from the sources cited above in the article together with existing ones. Thus, the article will be more versatile and will include information from all reliable sources. Now the article is one-sided and not complete.
Dear LouisAragon and HistoryofIran please provide valid justification of why you consider above sources not valid or liable, and why it should not be reflected in the article, or lets reach consensus that they will be included into the article and agree on the way HOW they will be included and illustrated in the article.
p.s. I want to apologize if I did something incorrectly. It is my first time in the Wikipedia as editor and I never had such experience before. So I alwsays ready to hear your advises (may be I edidtet article wrongly or wording was not correct? I do not know.
Below statement on the article is does not reflect full picture.
Article states: The region in the north of the Aras River, which is today called the Republic of Azerbaijan, had not been included within the geographical boundaries of Azerbaijan until 1918.
Statement claims that "The region in the north of the Aras River had not been included within the geographical boundaries of Azerbaijan until 1918." However there both WP:RSPRIMARY and WP:SECONDARY sources which confirms that Early Modern Era toponym Azerbaijan used to call territories both south and north of the Aras River.
For example: 1. WP:RSPRIMARY Jean Chardin stated: Azerbaijan, province of Persia, borders to the East upon the Caspian Sea, and Hyrcania; to the South upon the province of Parthians; to the West upon the River Araxes, and Upper Armenia, and to the North upon Dagestan. ( https://archive.org/details/travelsofsirjohn00char/page/348)
2. WP:SECONDARY Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. First print edition: ISBN: 9789004161214, 1960-2007 ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_0736) states: The Arrān is usually applied in Islamic times to the district in Transcaucasia between the Kur (Kura) and Aras (Araks) Rivers. In pre-Islamic times, however, the term was used for all of eastern Transcaucasia (present Soviet Azerbaijan), i.e. Classical Albania (cf. article “Albania” in Pauly-Wissowa). By the 15th century A.D. the name Arrān was not in common parlance, for the territory was absorbed into Ād̲h̲arbāyd̲j̲ān.
Proposal: Provided WP:RSPRIMARY and WP:SECONDARY sources should be considered. Statement should be rephrased as "The region in the north of the Aras River had not been included within the geographical boundaries of Azerbaijan until Early Modern Era."
Moreover, this will change whole philosophy of the Article which is build on the idea that territories north of Aras River never called Azerbaijan and was changed only in 1918, where in reality there are sources proving opposite. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abrvagl ( talk • contribs) 07:25, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
Grand master and Kevo327, would you mind to provide your neutral point of view on this dispute? Thanks in advance! -- Abrvagl ( talk) 10:04, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
HistoryofIran, the article currently does not reflect the full picture. I've seen the claim about the toponym's application solely to the south of the Aras popping up among some authors. But it's lopsided and the words like “solely”, “exclusively”, "only" etc. make it inaccurate. A number of third-party secondary, primary and tertiary sources in fact contain a robust evidence that before 1918 the toponym Azerbaijan sometimes also applied to the north of the Aras. This appears to be done by its extension to the north in some pre-1918 foreign sources. Per WP:BALANCE "when reputable sources contradict one another and are relatively equal in prominence, describe both points of view and work for balance". Pan-Turkic agenda appear to be just one facet of this story (and a later one) rather than being the only factor. Brandmeister talk 06:41, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
...in certain passages, he ( Yaqut al-Hamawi) annexes to it (Azerbaijan), in addition to the steppes of Moḡān, all of the province of Arrān, bringing the frontier of the country up to Kor, indicating, however, that from this period the conception of Azerbaijan tended to be extended to the north and that its meaning was being rapidly transformed.
In Safavi times, Azerbaijan was applied to all the Muslim-ruled khanates of the eastern Caucasus as well as to the area south of the Aras River...
— Muriel Atkin, Russia and Iran, 1780-1828, University of Minnesota Press, 1980, p. xi
The Turkish borders, having encompassed the entire area between the Kura and the Araks, that is, the entire Adirbijan, and more... stretch in a straight line to Kermanshah.
— A document ratifying the 1724 treaty between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, in Semyon Bronevsky, Историческия выписки о сношениях России с Персиею, Грузиею и вообще с горскими народами, в Кавказе обитающими, со времен Ивана Васильевича доныне (Historical Notes on Russia's Relations with Persia, Georgia, and Generally with the Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus, from the Time of Ivan Vasilyevich to the Present), 1810
If Aga-Magomet-khan wants to achieve recognition of his shah title, then it is necessary, firstly, that he cease his actions in the areas adjacent to the Caspian Sea and against the lords who are subjects to our authority, namely... the khans of Derbent, Baku, Talysh, also Shusha and others, residing in Aderbeijan...
— Rescript of Catherine the Great to Ivan Gudovich from 4 September 1795, in Nikolai Dubrovin, История войны и владычества русских на Кавказе (History of War and Russian Rule in the Caucasus), 1886, vol. 3, p. 25
The local position of the Ganja Fortress commands all Adribeijan.
— Pavel Tsitsianov, Report of Pavel Tsitsianov to Alexander I, in Vladimir Lapin, Цицианов (Tsitsianov), М.: Молодая гвардия, 2011, p. 386
...the Ganja Fortress, considered the best in all of Azerbaijan, fell after an hour and a half of the assault.
— Andrei Zayonchkovski and others, История русской армии. Том второй (History of Russian Army, vol. 2)
Galichian is not a historian. Aruturo Van Kaigan ( talk) 07:18, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
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I was thinking, should a section be added which also discusses the significant historical and cultural differences between Azerbaijan and Aran. The people of the Republic of "Azerbaijan" were always referred to as Caucasian Tatars, which basically means Turkic-speaking Caucasians. Migboy123 ( talk) 01:39, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
I agree with you.-- Abutalub ( talk) 23:17, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
The statement "The region in the north of the Aras River, which is today called the Republic of Azerbaijan, had not been included within the geographical boundaries of Azerbaijan until 1918" is simply not true. I added the section from 17th century Chardin's work which goes into detail about the borders of the province and even its etymology, etc. However, it is reverted. I wonder why? Isn't he as reliable as any other historic source quoted in here? Many wiki article cites Chardin's book, so how come it's a problem in here? Zülfü E.Fərəcli ( talk) 22:04, 13 May 2021 (UTC)Zulfu
Isn't Aran with two rr's? -- HistoryofIran ( talk) 13:52, 27 May 2019 (UTC)
https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/*-SIM_0736
The article "Arrān" says:
"By the 15th century A.D. the name Arrān was not in common parlance, for the territory was absorbed into Ād̲h̲arbāyd̲j̲ān."
If it is an reliable source, then add the correct text in the appropriate section. V.N.Ali;--12:43, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
Jean Chardin's book from 1686 clearly states borders of the territory called Azerbaijan. "The region in the north of the Aras River, which is today called the Republic of Azerbaijan, had not been included within the geographical boundaries of Azerbaijan until 1918. Historians and geographers usually referred to the region north of the Aras River as Aran."
Provided source is not unreliable and referring to the primary source supported by valid references. This already enough to claim that some historically Azerbaijan referred only to the south of the Aras River by some sources, but other sources referred to it as both south and north of the Aras River.
Moreover, another source( https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/*-SIM_0736) also confirms what Jean Chardin wrote: "By the 15th century A.D. the name Arrān was not in common parlance, for the territory was absorbed into Ād̲h̲arbāyd̲j̲ān." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abrvagl ( talk • contribs) 17:06, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
Can -- HistoryofIran provide valid justification on why crucial part of the information, which confirmed with the primary sources, should be missing from the article? This dispute definitely should be escalated further.
LouisAragon Please stop. Your approach sound biased, aggressive and hatred to me. You jumping straight into accusations which are your personal opinion, not justified and neither helping us to reach the consensus. Therefore hereby I informing you that I do not accept your warning. For sure you can ignore discussion and just use your power to restrict/block my account, but I want to remind you that it will be considered as abuse of the power and I will follow up it with responsible parties.
Now back to the topic:
1. WP:RSPRIMARY Jean Chardin stated: Azerbaijan, province of Persia, borders to the East upon the Caspian Sea, and Hyrcania; to the South upon the province of Parthians; to the West upon the River Araxes, and Upper Armenia, and to the North upon Dagestan. ( https://archive.org/details/travelsofsirjohn00char/page/348)
2. WP:SECONDARYEncyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. First print edition: ISBN: 9789004161214, 1960-2007 ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_0736) states: The Arrān is usually applied in Islamic times to the district in Transcaucasia between the Kur (Kura) and Aras (Araks) Rivers. In pre-Islamic times, however, the term was used for all of eastern Transcaucasia (present Soviet Azerbaijan), i.e. Classical Albania (cf. article “Albania” in Pauly-Wissowa). By the 15th century A.D. the name Arrān was not in common parlance, for the territory was absorbed into Ād̲h̲arbāyd̲j̲ān.
Both WP:RSPRIMARY and WP:SECONDARY sources which I provided clearly state borders of territory called Azerbaijan at some point of the time and confirms that in Early Modern Era territories North of the Araks River were also called Azerbaijan. Moreover, the sources provide information in an precise form that leaves no room for an ambiguous understanding of what is written.
Obviously, history is not an exact science. It is expected that different sources (both primary and secondary) may have contradictions. However, let's treat each other with respect and continue discussion. With all respect to the sources already reflected in the article, I suggest including information from the sources cited above in the article together with existing ones. Thus, the article will be more versatile and will include information from all reliable sources. Now the article is one-sided and not complete.
Dear LouisAragon and HistoryofIran please provide valid justification of why you consider above sources not valid or liable, and why it should not be reflected in the article, or lets reach consensus that they will be included into the article and agree on the way HOW they will be included and illustrated in the article.
p.s. I want to apologize if I did something incorrectly. It is my first time in the Wikipedia as editor and I never had such experience before. So I alwsays ready to hear your advises (may be I edidtet article wrongly or wording was not correct? I do not know.
Below statement on the article is does not reflect full picture.
Article states: The region in the north of the Aras River, which is today called the Republic of Azerbaijan, had not been included within the geographical boundaries of Azerbaijan until 1918.
Statement claims that "The region in the north of the Aras River had not been included within the geographical boundaries of Azerbaijan until 1918." However there both WP:RSPRIMARY and WP:SECONDARY sources which confirms that Early Modern Era toponym Azerbaijan used to call territories both south and north of the Aras River.
For example: 1. WP:RSPRIMARY Jean Chardin stated: Azerbaijan, province of Persia, borders to the East upon the Caspian Sea, and Hyrcania; to the South upon the province of Parthians; to the West upon the River Araxes, and Upper Armenia, and to the North upon Dagestan. ( https://archive.org/details/travelsofsirjohn00char/page/348)
2. WP:SECONDARY Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. First print edition: ISBN: 9789004161214, 1960-2007 ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_0736) states: The Arrān is usually applied in Islamic times to the district in Transcaucasia between the Kur (Kura) and Aras (Araks) Rivers. In pre-Islamic times, however, the term was used for all of eastern Transcaucasia (present Soviet Azerbaijan), i.e. Classical Albania (cf. article “Albania” in Pauly-Wissowa). By the 15th century A.D. the name Arrān was not in common parlance, for the territory was absorbed into Ād̲h̲arbāyd̲j̲ān.
Proposal: Provided WP:RSPRIMARY and WP:SECONDARY sources should be considered. Statement should be rephrased as "The region in the north of the Aras River had not been included within the geographical boundaries of Azerbaijan until Early Modern Era."
Moreover, this will change whole philosophy of the Article which is build on the idea that territories north of Aras River never called Azerbaijan and was changed only in 1918, where in reality there are sources proving opposite. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abrvagl ( talk • contribs) 07:25, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
Grand master and Kevo327, would you mind to provide your neutral point of view on this dispute? Thanks in advance! -- Abrvagl ( talk) 10:04, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
HistoryofIran, the article currently does not reflect the full picture. I've seen the claim about the toponym's application solely to the south of the Aras popping up among some authors. But it's lopsided and the words like “solely”, “exclusively”, "only" etc. make it inaccurate. A number of third-party secondary, primary and tertiary sources in fact contain a robust evidence that before 1918 the toponym Azerbaijan sometimes also applied to the north of the Aras. This appears to be done by its extension to the north in some pre-1918 foreign sources. Per WP:BALANCE "when reputable sources contradict one another and are relatively equal in prominence, describe both points of view and work for balance". Pan-Turkic agenda appear to be just one facet of this story (and a later one) rather than being the only factor. Brandmeister talk 06:41, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
...in certain passages, he ( Yaqut al-Hamawi) annexes to it (Azerbaijan), in addition to the steppes of Moḡān, all of the province of Arrān, bringing the frontier of the country up to Kor, indicating, however, that from this period the conception of Azerbaijan tended to be extended to the north and that its meaning was being rapidly transformed.
In Safavi times, Azerbaijan was applied to all the Muslim-ruled khanates of the eastern Caucasus as well as to the area south of the Aras River...
— Muriel Atkin, Russia and Iran, 1780-1828, University of Minnesota Press, 1980, p. xi
The Turkish borders, having encompassed the entire area between the Kura and the Araks, that is, the entire Adirbijan, and more... stretch in a straight line to Kermanshah.
— A document ratifying the 1724 treaty between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, in Semyon Bronevsky, Историческия выписки о сношениях России с Персиею, Грузиею и вообще с горскими народами, в Кавказе обитающими, со времен Ивана Васильевича доныне (Historical Notes on Russia's Relations with Persia, Georgia, and Generally with the Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus, from the Time of Ivan Vasilyevich to the Present), 1810
If Aga-Magomet-khan wants to achieve recognition of his shah title, then it is necessary, firstly, that he cease his actions in the areas adjacent to the Caspian Sea and against the lords who are subjects to our authority, namely... the khans of Derbent, Baku, Talysh, also Shusha and others, residing in Aderbeijan...
— Rescript of Catherine the Great to Ivan Gudovich from 4 September 1795, in Nikolai Dubrovin, История войны и владычества русских на Кавказе (History of War and Russian Rule in the Caucasus), 1886, vol. 3, p. 25
The local position of the Ganja Fortress commands all Adribeijan.
— Pavel Tsitsianov, Report of Pavel Tsitsianov to Alexander I, in Vladimir Lapin, Цицианов (Tsitsianov), М.: Молодая гвардия, 2011, p. 386
...the Ganja Fortress, considered the best in all of Azerbaijan, fell after an hour and a half of the assault.
— Andrei Zayonchkovski and others, История русской армии. Том второй (History of Russian Army, vol. 2)
Galichian is not a historian. Aruturo Van Kaigan ( talk) 07:18, 7 January 2024 (UTC)