INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
It formed part of Urartu and later of Media
established a small kingdom there
The area returned to the Persian (Iranian) rule under the Sasanians in the 3rd century CE
The Arabs controlled Azerbaijan from the 7th century until Turkish nomads overran it in the 11th century
Thenceforth, the inhabitants of the region were Turkish speakers.The Azarbaijan region was overrun by the Mongols in the 13th century, and,
under the ruler Hulegu, Azarbaijan became the center of a Mongol empire extending from Syria on the west to the Oxus River (now the Amu
