Baku: History, Former Names & Timeline
A city on the Caspian's western shore that became one of the world's largest oil producers in the late nineteenth century.
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Former names of Baku
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AD 500 | Baku |
Timeline of Baku
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1806 | Russia occupies Baku |
| 1872 | The oil boom begins |
| 1918 | The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic is proclaimed |
Who ruled Baku
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC–201 BC | Atropatene |
| 200 BC–101 BC | Scythians |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Sarmatians |
| 1 BC–99 | Armenia |
| 100–199 | Alans |
| 200–399 | Armenia |
| 400–499 | Persia |
| 500–699 | Sasanian Empire |
| 700–799 | Caucasian Albania |
| 800–999 | Abbasid Caliphate |
| 1000–1199 | Shirvan |
| 1200–1299 | Buwayhid Emirates |
| 1300–1399 | Ilkhanate |
| 1400–1491 | Timurid Empire |
| 1492–1599 | Emirate of the White Sheep Turks |
| 1600–1782 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1783–1814 | central Asian khanates |
| 1815–1913 | Persia |
| 1914–1919 | Azerbaijan |
| 1920–1929 | USSR |
| 1930–1937 | Azerbaijan |
| 1938–1993 | USSR |
| 1994–today | Azerbaijan |
Nearby cities
- Tbilisi · about 449 km