Military History Of Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijanis are believed to be inheritors of various ancient civilizations and peoples including the indigenous Caucasian Albanians, Iranian tribes such as Scythians and Alans, and Oghuz Turks among others (note that several modern peoples of the Caucasus can trace their ancestries to more than one of these same ancient peoples).
The country location in the crossroads of Europe and Asia and made it possible for Azeris to have military contact both with European and Oriental forces.
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