Talk:Shamakhi District

Armenian population
VartanM, could you please provide the exact quote from the source you used as a reference for your recent edit? Thanks. Grandmaster (talk) 07:06, 10 December 2007 (UTC)


 * You didn't know that there were Armenians living outside of Karabakh? May I remind you that there was a sizable Armenian population in Baku. I'll get you the quote in a little bit. VartanM (talk) 02:19, 11 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I'm waiting. I could not find anything like that in the version of this book available at books.google.com. Grandmaster (talk) 05:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)


 * As per rules, I'm moving the following quote to the talk until the accurate quote from the indicated source is provided. I was unable to find this quote in the source mentioned:


 * In 1720's the population of Shemakhi was about 60,000, most of whom were Armenians and strangers


 * Grandmaster (talk) 08:44, 12 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Which rules would that be? I only found rules about removing unsourced material. In any case here is the quote


 * It is however supposed to contain near 60,000 inhabitants chiefly Armenians and strangers, whom the pleasantness of the country and traffic have invited thither.


 * George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton
 * An Universal History: From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time page 138
 * Published 1765, Printed for C. Bathurst Original from the New York Public Library v. 43 Digitized Jul 9, 2007


 * reverting back now. VartanM (talk) 04:16, 13 December 2007 (UTC)


 * No such book published in 1765 here: And no such text in any of those that search returns. Could you please provide the online link to the text? Grandmaster (talk) 05:39, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Also, can you provide larger context of the quote? I see no mention of Shamakhi in the one that you provided. Grandmaster (talk) 05:46, 13 December 2007 (UTC)


 * See here, the maps were added in 1786 but the text dates back to 1765. You'll find the page from where the quote comes from, from here. VartanM (talk) 18:05, 15 December 2007 (UTC)