Erivan Governorate
Template:Infobox Russian governorate Erivan Governorate (Old Russian: Эриванская губернія; Armenian: Երևանի նահանգ) was one of the guberniyas of the Russian Empire, with its centre in Erivan (present-day Yerevan). Its area was 27,830 sq. kilometres.[1] It roughly corresponded to what is now most of central Armenia, the Iğdır Province of Turkey, and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan exclave. At the end of the 19th century it bordered with Persia, Ottoman Empire, Elisabethpol Governorate, Tiflis Governorate, and Kars Oblast.
In 1828, the khanates of Erivan and the Nakhchivan were annexed from Persia by the Russian Empire in accordance with the Treaty of Turkmenchay. They were included into a single administrative unit named the Armenian oblast. In 1850 the oblast was reorganized into a governorate, and by 1872 it consisted of 7 uyezds. Louis Joseph Jérôme Napoléon (1864–1932), grandnephew of Napoleon I, was made governor in 1905 to help calm the governorate after the Armenian-Tatar conflicts.[2]
Administrative division
Erivan Governorate consisted of the following uyezds:
| № | Uyezd | Uyezd town | Area, km2 | Population (1897) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandropol | Alexandropol | 3,759.8 | 168,435 |
| 2 | Nakhichevan | Nakhichevan | 3,858.8 | 86,878 |
| 3 | Novo-Bayazet | Novo-Bayazet | 6,123.8 | 112,111 |
| 4 | Surmali | Igdir | 3,245.0 | 88,844 |
| 5 | Sharur-Daralagyoz | Sharur | 2,972.3 | 76,551 |
| 6 | Erivan | Erivan | 3,032.0 | 127,072 |
| 7 | Echmiadzin | Echmiadzin | 3,858.0 | 124,643 |
Demographics
According to the Russian census of 1897, the Erivan Governorate had 829,556 inhabitants.[3] 56% of the governorate's population was Armenian, 37.5% was Azerbaijanis (referred to as Azerbaijani Tatars in the 1897 census).[4] The Azerbaijanis were in a majority in the Erivan, Nakhichevan, Sharur-Daralagyoz, and Surmali districts; the other three uyezds were predominantly Armenian. Other ethnic minorities included Kurds (5.9%), Russians (2.1%), as well as smaller numbers of Greeks, Georgians, Jews and Gypsies.[3]
Ethnic groups in 1897
Ethnic groups in Erivan Governorate according to 1897 Russian census.[5]
| Uyezd | Armenians | Azerbaijani | Kurds | Russians | Assyrians |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 53,2% | 37,8% | 6,0% | 1,6% | ... |
| Alexandropol | 85,5% | 4,7% | 3,0% | 3,4% | ... |
| Nakhichevan | 34,4% | 63,7% | ... | ... | ... |
| Novo-Bayazet | 66,3% | 28,3% | 2,4% | 2,2% | ... |
| Surmali | 30,4% | 46,5% | 21,4% | ... | ... |
| Sharur-Daralagyoz | 27,1% | 67,4% | 4,9% | ... | ... |
| Erivan | 38,5% | 51,4% | 5,4% | 2,0% | 1,5% |
| Etchmiadzin | 62,4% | 29,0% | 7,8% | ... | ... |
Governors
List of the governors of Erivan Governorate.[6]
- 1849 - 1859 Ivan Nazarov
- 1860 - 1862 Mikhail Astafev
- 1862 - 1863 Nikolai Kolyubakin
- 1863 - 1865 Aleksey Kharitonov
- 1869 - 1873 Nikolai Karmalin
- 1873 - 1880 Mikhail Roslavlev
- March 22, 1880 - December 22, 1890 Mikhail Shalikov
- February 2, 1891 - November 16, 1895 Alexander Frese
- February 20, 1896 - 1916 Vladimir Tiesenhausen
- 1905 Louis Joseph Jérôme Napoléon
- 1905 - 1906 Maksud Alikhanov-Avarskiy
- 1916 - 1917 Arkady Strelbitskiy
- March 14, 1917 - November 1917 V.A. Kharlamov
- November 1917 Avetis Agaryan
- 1917-1917 Sokrat Tyurosyan
References
- ^ Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopædia. Erivan Governorate
- ^ "La Famille impériale" (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ a b Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopædia. Erivan Governorate – additional information to the article
- ^ Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: Erivan Governorate
- ^ Демоскоп Weekly - Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам. Российской Империи кроме губерний Европейской России
- ^ РЕСПУБЛИКА АРМЕНИЯ
See also
