Hanlik Dönemi (1747-1828) Revan Bölgesi’nde Ekonomik Yapı
The Economic Structure of the Hanlik Period (1747-1828) in the Revolution Area

Summary/Abstract: Nadir al-Afsari, who declared his position of shah, took rough measures to clear away the existing economical and political mess in his country. Some social groups, who were against the economical and political measures attempted to be applied by Shah, assassinated him. After Shah was murdered, a political anarchy occurred in the region. As a result of this, approximately twenty khanates emerged in the land of Azerbaijan. One of these khanates was Yerevan Khanate. Yerevan Khanate was founded in West Azerbaijan land with the contribution of historical background. All the rulers of Yerevan Khanate were Turkish. The economical and social life in Yerevan Khanate was always vivid. Especially agriculture, livestock farming and trade were very developed. Economical welfare became very high at times of peace. At times of war, the production in the region became low and there became migration from the region. After Tsardom in Russia tried to take over the Caucasian Region from the beginning of 19th C, Khanate Of Yerevan couldn't avoid being occupied by Russians. Russians made Armenians migrate to the region from Ottoman and Iran land within a plan in order to let Turks become the minority in this land. Afterwards, an Armenian state was founded in this region with the support of especially Russia and some European states. Armenian State is a state founded as a result of a project of Russian state mind in order to split the Anatolian Turkishness and Middle Asia Turkishness, after a struggle of approximately one century.

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