History of Ardabil province

unrecognized self-declared secessionist state puppeted by the Soviet Union in northwestern Iran

Azadistan (), was a short-lived state in Iranian Azerbaijan that lasted from early 1920 until September of that year. It was established by Mohammad Khiabani, an Iranian patriot, who was a representative to the parliament, and a prominent dissident against the Soviet Union and British colonialism. Khiabani and his followers chose the name "Azadistan" as a gesture of protest against the giving of the name "Azerbaijan" to the government centered on Baku in Transcaucasia which was called Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and also to serve as a model of freedom and independence for the rest of Iran.

1812 battle

earthquake in Ardabil Province, Iran