Safavid Persian rule
In the 16th century, control of Nakhchivan passed to the Safavid dynasty of Persia. Because of its geographic position, it frequently suffered during the wars between Persia and the Ottoman Empire in the 14th to 18th centuries. Turkish historian Pechevi-Ibrahim described the brutality of the Ottoman army marching from the Ararat plain to Nakhchivan and Syunik:
“ On the twenty-seventh day they reached the plain of Nakhichevan. Out of fear of the victorious army, the people deserted the cities, villages, houses, and places of dwelling, which were so desolate that they were occupied by owls and crows and struck the onlooker with terror. Moreover, they [the Ottomans] ruined and laid waste all of the villages, towns, fields, and buildings along the road over a distance of four or five days' march so that there was no sign of any buildings or life. ”
In 1604, Shah Abbas I Safavi, concerned that the lands of Nakhichevan and the surrounding areas would pass into Ottoman hands, decided to institute a scorched earth policy. He forced the entire local population Muslims , Jews and Armenians alike, to leave their homes and move to the Persian provinces south of the Aras River.
Many of the deportees were settled in the neighborhood of Isfahan that was named New Julfa since most of the residents were from the original Julfa . The Turkic Kangerli tribe was later permitted to move back under Shah Abbas II (1642–1666) in order to repopulate the frontier region of his realm.[32] In the 17th century, Nakhchivan was the scene of a peasant movement led by Köroğlu against foreign invaders and "native exploiters".[15] In 1747, the Nakhchivan khanate emerged in the region after the death of Nadir Shah Afshar.[15]
16世纪起该地归属波斯Safavid王朝，但由于地处波斯和奥斯曼帝国交界地带，两国经常为争夺此地而交战。战争从14世纪就开始打，打到18世纪。1604年当时的波斯王abbas一世为了不使此地落入奥斯曼之手，决定实施焦土政策，强迫居住于此的穆斯林、犹太人和亚美尼亚人内迁至波斯aras河以南省份。1747年波斯正式归并纳希切万。
