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| The '''Armenian oblast''' was an ] of the ] from ] to ], roughly corresponding to most of the present-day ], the ] of ], and ]'s ] exclave. It was created by the Russians on the territory of the former ] which was ceded by the ] in the ] after the ]. ], the ]-born military leader was made ] of the oblast]] in the year of its creation. | |||
| '''Armenian oblast''' (1828-1840 AD) The ] took over the greater part of ], they created an entity called the Armenia Oblast (Province), which had only lasted only from 1828 to 1840. As a result, a large number of Armenians moved back from ] to ] and approximately 35 000 Muslims – Azeris, Kurds and Lezgins, and various nomadic tribes left the area. | |||
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The Armenian oblast was an administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire from 1828 to 1840, roughly corresponding to most of the present-day Republic of Armenia, the Iğdır Province of Turkey, and Azerbaijan's Nakhichevan exclave. It was created by the Russians on the territory of the former Erivan khanate which was ceded by the Persian Empire in the Treaty of Turkamanchai after the Russo-Persian War (1826-1828). Ivan Paskevich, the Ukrainian-born military leader was made count of the oblast]] in the year of its creation.
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