Azerbaijan under the rule of Mongol Noyans and civil viceroys

In beginning of XIII century turco-mongol army was sent by Genghis Khan under the command of Jebe Noyan and Sebutai Bahadur had occupied some of the Azerbaijan cities and came back to Mongolia through the Darband passage - way. However, after the dead of Genghis Khan was conducted second turcomongol compain in order to complete invasion and settled in South Caucasus under the comand of Chormagan qorchi by the order of Ogedei Khan. In 1231-1239 years the mongols occupied Ganja, Shamkir, Tavus, Darband and others cities of Azerbaijan and created ”tamma” which military management apparatus by Chormagan Korchi and his noyans in the center of Mughan plain. However, after some years the Grand Mongol Khans of Mongol Empire decided to send civil viceroys instead of Mongol military commanders in order to rule the region. In the paper we attempt to investigate the rule of military and civil viceroys of Mongol in Azerbaijan