Caucasus Muslims Army composed of Azerbaijani-Turkish (Ottoman) military forces under the command of Nuru Pasha abolished the rule of Centrocaspian Dictatorship in Baku and evicted Dashnak forces from the country.
Baku was ruled by Baku Commune run by bloodthirsty Shaumyan in April-July 1918 and by Centrocaspi government formed by Russian Socialist-Revolutionaries, the Mensheviks and the Armenian Dashnaks with backing of the British Empire from 1 August.
The last unit of British soldiers left Baku a day before the attack of Caucasus Islam Army on Baku. The liberation of Baku opened an honorable page in history of Azerbaijan’s independence. So, the national government moved from Ganja to Baku and Baku was declared capital of the Azerbaijan People’s Republic.
The liberation of Baku by the Caucasus Islam Army from foreign forces is one of the glorious pages in history of Turkic nations, Doctor of Historical Sciences Jamil Hasanli said.
Baku’s liberation should be view as an event in the context of international politics.
"The importance of oil-rich Baku grew to a great degree towards the end of the World War I since 50% of world oil output and 85% of Russian oil output were extracted in Baku."
Bolsheviks from the north and English from Iran were yearning for Baku, the professor added.
"Germany also had plans to seize Baku at the start of the war. Turkey was the only country to strive for Baku for the sake of solidarity, but not for selfish interests," Hasanli noted.
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