The following is a list of massacres of Azerbaijanis [a] that have occurred throughout history.
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During pre-Soviet times, the term "Caucasian Tatar" was used for the group who is nowadays called "Azerbaijanis." [1] [2] [3] For instance, this is apparent in the designation Armenian–Tatar massacres. However, these terms are today and in this article interchangeable.
| Name | Date | Location | Perpetrators | Victims (highest estimation) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian–Tatar massacres | 1905–1907 |  Baku, Ganja, Nakhchivan, Shusha, and Tbilisi |  Armenia and  Azerbaijanis | 3,000 to 10,000 from both sides [4] |
| Massacres of Azerbaijanis in Armenia in 1917–1921 | 1917–1921 |  Ararat, Kars, Surmalu, Syunik | Armenian and Russian army | In Erivan Governorate, 4,000; [5] in Zangezur uezd, 7,729 [6] –10,000 [7] |
| March Days | March 1918 |  Baku |  Baku Commune forces | 3,000 [8] [9] –12,000 [10] |
| 1920 Ganja Revolt | June 1920 | Ganja |  11th Red Army | 15,000 [11] [12] |
| Black January | January 1990 |  Baku |  Red Army | 137; [13] unofficial number reaching 300 [14] |
| Gugark pogrom | March – December 1988 |  Gugark, Lori Province | Armenian mobs | 11–21 [15] [16] |
| Capture of Garadaghly | February 1992 | Garadaghly |  Armenian irregular units | unclear; 20 per Azerbaijani sources, [17] 53 per Monte Melkonian [18] |
| Khojaly massacre | February 1992 | Khojaly | Armenian irregular units | 200+ [19] per HRW 613 [20] per Azerbaijani government |
