Atlas of Battles

country, 66 engagements

Battles in Azerbaijan

66 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Azerbaijan: 51 battles, 11 sieges and 4 campaigns between 65 BC and 1991. The wars with most engagements here: World War I (8), Ottoman–Safavid War (5), Russo-Persian War of 1804–13 (4), Russo-Persian War of 1826–28 (4).

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Battle of the AbasBattle of KhaghkhaghHeraclius Caucasus campaignBattle of AghdamBattle of ArcheshCaucasian Campaigns of LeontiusBattle of BajarwanBattle of HashtadsarInvasion of Bugha al-KabirBattle of GanjaSiege of GanjaMongol invasions of AzerbaijanBattle of ShirkabutSiege of KhokhanaberdBattle of AqsuSiege of AlinjaBattle of AlinjaBattle of NakhchivanBattle of the Samur RiverBattle of QarabaghBattle of JabaniSiege of BakuBattle of SharurBattle of Koyun GecidiSiege of ShamakhiBattle of MollahasanliBattle of ShamakhiBattle of ShahogluBattle of GanjaSiege of GanjaSiege of ShamakhiSiege of BakuSiege of GanjaBattle of KarabakhBattle of DanghisBattle of Agri-ChaiBattle of GanjaBattle of GavduşanBattle of GanjaBaku battles of 1805Battle of SultanabadBattle of ArkivanBattle of ShamkirBattle of JavadSiege of AbbasabadBattle of AcaxurDisarmament of Russian troops in Quba uezd (1918)Battle for MughanBattle of KaramaryanBattle of GoychayBattle of KurdamirBattle of SalyanBattle of SharurBattle of NakhchivanSiege of StepanakertBattle of AghsuBattle of HajigabulBattle of ShamakhiBattle of ShamkorBattle of ChalaganBattle of GanjaBattle of BakuRed Army invasion of AzerbaijanRed Army invasion of GeorgiaBlack JanuaryOperation RingBattle of ShamkorBattle of ChalaganBattle of GanjaBattle of BakuRed Army invasion of AzerbaijanOperation RingYerevanTbilisiRustaviNaxcivanŞirvanSakiLankaranKapanGoycaySumqayt200 km40.232N, 47.441E
66 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

101 BC: 1 engagementsAD 400: 1 engagementsAD 600: 4 engagementsAD 700: 1 engagementsAD 800: 2 engagements1000: 1 engagements1100: 1 engagements1200: 5 engagements1300: 2 engagements1400: 4 engagements1500: 9 engagements1600: 2 engagements1700: 7 engagements1800: 9 engagements1900: 14 engagements14 in 1900101 BC1900
63 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 20 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
65 BCBattle of the AbasAlazaniRoman campaigns in Caucasian Albania
AD 450Battle of KhaghkhaghYanıqlıWar of the Vardanants
AD 624Heraclius Caucasus campaignSouth CaucasusByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
AD 625Battle of AghdamAghdamByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
AD 625Battle of ArcheshCaucasian AlbaniaByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
AD 686Caucasian Campaigns of LeontiusCaucasian AlbaniaArab–Byzantine wars
AD 730Battle of BajarwanShirvanArab–Khazar Wars
AD 829Battle of HashtadsarArranBabak Khorramdin Revolt
AD 853Invasion of Bugha al-KabirSouth Caucasus
1046Battle of GanjaGanjaByzantine–Seljuq Wars
1 June 1195Battle of ShamkorŞəmkirGeorgian–Seljuk wars
1213Siege of GanjaGanja
1220Mongol invasions of AzerbaijanAzerbaijanMongol invasions and conquests
1231Battle of ShirkabutMughan plainMongol invasions of Azerbaijan
1236Siege of KhokhanaberdHandaberdMongol Armenia
1265Battle of AqsuShirvanBerke–Hulegu war
1388Siege of AlinjaAlinja TowerTimurid conquests and invasions
1399Battle of AlinjaAlinja TowerTimurid conquests and invasions
1406Battle of NakhchivanNakhchivanTimurid conquests and invasions
1412Battle of ChalaganChalagan-GyuneyTurkoman invasions of Georgia
1460Battle of the Samur RiverQusarSafavid–Shirvanid wars
1469Battle of QarabaghKarabakh
1500Battle of JabaniCabanıSafavid conquest of Shirvan
1501Siege of BakuFortress of BakuSafavid–Shirvanid wars
1501Battle of SharurSharurSafavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars
1578Battle of Koyun GecidiMingachevirOttoman–Safavid War
9 November 1578Siege of ShamakhiShamakhiOttoman–Safavid War
15 November 1578Battle of MollahasanliPirhəsənli
1578Battle of ShamakhiShamakhiOttoman–Safavid War
1578Battle of ShahogluShamakhiOttoman–Safavid War
1588Battle of GanjaGanjaOttoman–Safavid War
April 1606Siege of GanjaGanja
9 January 1607Siege of ShamakhiShamakhiOttoman–Safavid War
1723Siege of BakuBaku
3 November 1734Siege of GanjaGanjaOttoman–Persian War of 1730–1735
1750Battle of KarabakhKarabakh
1750Battle of DanghisAzerbaijan
1751Battle of Agri-ChaiAzerbaijanLekianoba
1752Battle of GanjaGanjaLekianoba
1774Battle of GavduşanXudat
1804Battle of GanjaGanjaRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
1805Baku battles of 1805BakuRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
1812Battle of SultanabadSoltanabad, SaatlyRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
1812Battle of ArkivanƏrkivanRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
1826Battle of ShamkirŞəmkirRusso-Persian War of 1826–28
1826Battle of GanjaGanjaRusso-Persian War of 1826–28
26 October 1826Battle of JavadSuqovuşanRusso-Persian War of 1826–28
13 July 1827Siege of AbbasabadAbbasabad fortressRusso-Persian War of 1826–28
1839Battle of AcaxurAcaxurCaucasian War
1918Disarmament of Russian troops in Quba uezd (1918)Guba Uyezd
1918Battle for MughanLankaran UyezdRussian Civil War
1918Battle of KaramaryanQaraməryəmWorld War I
1 July 1918Battle of GoychayGoychayWorld War I
July 1918Battle of KurdamirKurdamirWorld War I
1918Battle of SalyanSalyanWorld War I
26 August 1918Battle of BakuBakuWorld War I
1919Battle of SharurSharurAras War
June 1919Battle of NakhchivanNakhchivanAras War
1920Red Army invasion of AzerbaijanSouth CaucasusArmenian–Azerbaijani War
1921Red Army invasion of GeorgiaSouth CaucasusRussian Civil War
20 January 1990Black JanuaryBakuRevolutions of 1989
1991Operation RingÇaykəndFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War
November 1991Siege of StepanakertKhankendiFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War
date unknownBattle of AghsuAghsuWorld War I
date unknownBattle of HajigabulHajigabulWorld War I
date unknownBattle of ShamakhiShamakhiWorld War I

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.