YAGUB MAHMUDOV REAL HISTORY AND CONFABULATION ON “GREAT ARMENIA” BAKU 2014 Azerbaijan National Academy of Science Published by the decision of the Scientific Board of the Institute of History named after A.A.Bakikhanov Scientific editor: d.p.u.m. Alimirzayev Allahverdi Translated by: Ph. d. assistant prof. Sabina Almammadova Designer and technical editor: d.p.u.r. Mehri Khanbabayeva Mahmudov Y.M. REAL HISTORY and confabulation on great Armenia. Baku: Turkhan PPA, 2014-152 pages. The facts that the Armenians moved to Asia Minor from Balkan peninsula, they were relative ethnos to the ancient to the inhabitants of Phrygia by origin and were not aboriginal inhabitants of Asia are stated on the basis of first sources in the book. It is proved that modern Armenians (hays) owned the names “armeniya”, “armyane”, “armenia”after having moved to Eastern Anadolu. A governmental organ called “Great Armenia” never existed in the history. The notion “Great Armenia” was confabulated by Armenian falsifiers for the purpose of owning the lands of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia. The book is considered for wide audience of readers. ISBN 978-9952-8212-4-6 © ANAS, Institute of History, 2014 Azerbaijan will never allow establishing the second artificial Armenian state on our land. I am sure that the territorial integrity of our country will be established and the citizens of Azerbaijan will be settled down on all occupied lands. Azerbaijanis will returnback to the historical lands in the future! Ilham ALIYEV President of Azerbaijan Republic History of Azerbaijan is cleaned from scientific falsifications and distortions by the calls, recommendations and tasks of our president Ilham Aliyev, the Institute of History of National Academy of Sciences is in its most honorable period. Tens of precious work as “Garabagh – real history, facts, documents”, “Nakhchivan – history and monuments”, “Iravan khanate: Occupation by Russia and migration of Armenians to the lands of The northern Azerbaijan”, “Genocide against historical names”, “Historical Atlas of Azerbaijan”, “Genocide of 1918 against Azerbaijani people” have been published at the Institute of History and a lot of sources kept abroad, as well as archival documents have been brought to the country within the last ten years on the initiative of the head of the country. The book “Real history and confabulation on great Armenia” is the next step taken by the Institute of History in the field of implementation of the task of the head of the country on clearing the native history from falsifications and distortions. CONTENTS FOREWORD or why did I write this research.............................................7 Armenians moved to Asia Minor from Balkan peninsula...................................................................13 What is the purpose in the confabulation of “Great Armenia”? .............................................................13 What does “the Father of History” Herodotus write about the origin of Armenians? ............16 The effort to relate the origin of the Armenians ” to the ancient Eastern Story” failed ..................................19 The claim of the Armenians to be people having Anadolu origin was not affirmed......................................30 The effort to relate the ancient history of Armenia with Caucasus was affirmed as falsification.....................33 The claim on inheritance of the legacy of ancient Urartu of the Armenians failed.........................................34 The names as “ARMINA”, “ARMENIYA” and ”ARMENIA” (armyane) have no relation with modern Armenians .............................................................................43 Where did ancient “ARMINA” that the Armenians declared themselves as the owner locate in? ......................52 Where was the area of “ARMENIYA” described at work “Anabasis” written by Xenophon? .......................63 5 REAL HISTORY The geographical notion of “Armenian plateau” as the “Great Armenia” (Armyanskoye Nagornoye) was concocted afterwards............................................................77 Ancient ARMINA population..............................................85 Never in the history There was no state under the name "Great Armenia" .................................................93 How and when it has been invented Concept "Great Armenia" ...............................................................93 Selevki commanders of Artaksi (Аrtashes) And Zariadri (Зарех) were not Armenians.......................98 Created by Selevki commander Artaksi the state never was called "Great Armenia" ...................101 Atropatene had never been occupied by Tigran the Second...........................................................112 Which areas were concerned with Great Armenia geographical conception by the ancient authors? ...........125 CONCLUSION ...................................................................130 SOURCES AND LITERATURES ...................................133 ADDITIONS........................................................................143 6 and confabulation on great Armenia FOREWORD or why did I write this research Southern Caucasus where independent Azerbaijan Republic is located and is a part of historical Azerbaijan, as well as wholly Caucasus region is one of the hottest points of the Earth as it was in the previous historical periods. As always, great states forward the policy to be strengthened on this space having important military strategic significance, as well as in Azerbaijan and to appropriate underground and above round riches of this land. Today’s anxious history of Southern Caucasus, as well as of my native land Azerbaijan was begun at the beginning of XIX century. Just at that period Czar Russia began to occupy Southern Caucasus. This land became the area of bloody wars between three neighborhood countries – Czar Russia, Iran of Gajars and Ottoman Empire. It is an irrefutable historical reality that the ruling circles of Czar Russia punished bloodily the Turkish moslem people of this land in order to deprive Iran of Gajars and Ottoman Empire from religious‐ethnic supports during Caucasus wars. The Czar generals or 7 REAL HISTORY Armenian and Georgian origin were involved in the military operations in order “to clean” Southern Caucasus, as well as The northern Azerbaijan from Turkish moslem people. They began to perpetrate a massacreto peaceful, unarmed Turkish moslem people throughout Southern Caucasus. The Armenian officers serving in the Czar army derived profit from this condition and made short work of the people of Azerbaijan. The policy to cause a quarrel among the local inhabitants and to cause them to slay each other, to make the moslem people to be converted to Christianity by force of arm was forwarded. Briefly, the barbarism shown to the local people by the European colonialists during occupations in Africa, America, Asia and Australia within the period of Great geographical discoveries was repeated in Sothern Caucasus too. Implementing the behest of Peter I, the Czar government began to realize the policy of migration of Armenians to the land of The northern America from Iran of Gajars and Ottoman Empire within the mentioned period. According to the conditions of Turkmenchay (1828) and Adirna (1829) agreements, Armenians were moved in mass to the land of occupied The northern Azerbaijan – at first to the areas of Irevan and Garabagh khanates, as well as to other lands where Azerbaijanis were located. The invaders armed the Armenians in mass. Thereby, massacre directed to 8 and confabulation on great Armenia “cleaning” of Southern Caucasus, as well as The northern Azerbaijan from Turkish moslem people was begun. … One of this criminal policy directed to Azerbaijan is that a “district of Armenia” was established in Irevan and around it where our people had lived for thousand years and made culture for Armenians moved from Turkey and Iran in 1828. Following it, Irevan province was established (1849). Later, a state was established for the Armenians in Southern Caucasua and on the land of Azerbaijan on May 29, 1918 and the ancient cultural center of Azerbaijan Irevan was its capital. Thus, in the result of purpose oriented expansionist policy begun and implemented by Czar Russia a new ethnos ‐ Christian ethnos was brought to Southern Caucasus and a state was established for this ethnos on the area of Azerbaijan. Since that time Southern Caucasus has become a new tension hearth of the world. …Today the traditional policy related to Southern Caucasus is being continued again. Armenian nationalists enticed, armed and thoroughly protected by their defenders didn’t leave their aggressor feature. Great countries use “Armenian card” in order to safeguard their position in Southern Caucasus. Being encouraged by their foreign defenders Armenians try to 9 REAL HISTORY establish the second Armenian state on the area of Azerbaijan – in Garabagh. The Armenians enticed by great countries dream to establish “Great Armenia” thanks to the lands of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia. One of the most realities of the modern world is that the Armenian nationalists continue to convince about existence of the illusion of “Great Armenia” that never existed and notwithstanding that this illusion will not realize, the power centers use the “Armenian card” for their regional interest. In the result, Southern Caucasus continues to be the international tension center. Willy‐nilly you think that how long can hundred‐ faces political tricks, “standards” changing without