Mughan clashes

The Mughan clashes (Azerbaijani: Muğan hadisələri) or Mugan events (Russian: Муганские события, romanized: Muganskie sobytiia) were a confrontation between Russian Whites, Bolsheviks and Azerbaijani forces in Mugan during March 1918 to August 1919, in the context of the Russian Civil War. As a result, the Mugan Soviet Republic became part of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

Mughan clashes
Part of Southern Front of the Russian Civil War
Azerbaijani soldiers from Salimov's detachment during the Lankaran operation, August 1919
Date March 1918–August 1919 Location Lenkoran uezd, Javad uezd and Baku Governorate Result Azerbaijani victory Territorial changes Mughan invaded by Azerbaijan
Belligerents
Azerbaijan	White Movement Mughan Territorial Administration	Bolsheviks Mughan Soviet Republic
Commanders and leaders
Samad bey Mehmandarov Habib Bey Salimov Javad bey Malik-Yeganov	Colonel Ilyashevich Dmitry Kropotov † Colonel Avetisov † Boris Khoshev Colonel Ermolaev †	Timofei Ulyancev † Ivan Kolomicev  Iliya Orlov Grigory Arustamov
Strength
Lenkoran troops: 5th Baku Infantry Regiment 3rd Shaki cavalry Regiment Muslim partisans: ~800–1,000 partisans	Anti-Bolshevik troops of Lieutenant Khoshev, June 1919: About 5,000	May 1919: ~5,000–6,000 including Cavalry