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Asia Azerbaijan

Guide to Azerbaijan ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Location
Azerbaijan is located in the Caucasus region, situated at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. As such, its history coincides with the history of the silk road, and consequently Azerbaijan has been the scene of many wars and disturbances.

History
Its history goes back many centuries prior to the time of Christ. The Turkic tribes are believed to have arrived as small bands of ghazis whose conquests led to the Turkification of the population as largely native Caucasian and Iranian tribes adopted the Turkic language of the Oghuz.

Religion
During the rule of the Medes and Persians,, many Caucasian Albanians adopted Zoroastrianism and later switched to Christianity. However when the Arabian Muslims arrived many converted to that Religion, and most of the country became Muslim with the arrival of the Muslim Turks.

British Empire Rule
Gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the British East India Company from the early 18th century and administered directly by the United Kingdom after Indian Rebellion of 1857, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by non-violent resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi.

A major problem for Genealogists is the Hindu custom of either burning the body, or (preferably) consigning it to the Ganges river. Thus finding graves is a critical problem.

Genealogy records about individuals and families in India are free online and stored in archives and libraries around the world. Information on this page will help you discover your family history in India. Research Tools


 * Listing of all records collections for India available on FamilySearch.org
 * Map of Hindu Pilgrimage Sites
 * Dictionary of Indian Biography
 * Indian Cemeteries
 * Cemeteries in South Asia
 * The Indiaman Magazine
 * Families in British India Society
 * Websites
 * India Office catalogues of private papers, prints etc.
 * Hindu Pilgrimage records
 * Maithil Brahmin genealogical records
 * BYU Research Resources for India

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:


 * India Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * India Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * India, Gujarat Diocese Protestant Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * India, Hindu Pilgrimage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * India Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * India, Punjab, Moga Land Ownership Pedigrees (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Articles that Need Editing

 * India Jurisdictions
 * India Archives and Libraries
 * Dictionary of Indian Biography by Charles E. Buckland

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Did you know?

 * The first British outpost in South Asia was established by the English East India Company in 1619 at Surat on the northwestern coast. The British subsequently expanded their influence in India Read more...


 * After a massive rebellion against foreign rule in 1857, the British government decided to place India under the direct control of the Crown. The East India Company was abolished and Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1858. The British National Archives has made available online information about immigrants in the 19th century.


 * Genealogical Records of Medieval India
 * Place names have a long and varied history. A new article titled A history behind Street Names of Hderabad &amp; Secunderabad provides a taste of rich history.

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