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I fled the town to return only after the Armenians left. They were
replaced by the Georgians. Both in town itself and in the orchards a
number of the wealthiest households were set ablaze, mine among
them. All my personal property, gold and were plundered. I saw piles
of dead bodies in the streets, among them Usta Muhammad Rasul
Bayram oghlu, 70, Gasym Kyazym oghlu, 80, Abdulla Tulughchu, 80,
and his 22-year-old son together with the two dead bodies of the
daughters of Kerbelai Abuzar Mursal oghlu, both beheaded and de-
faced.
My own brother, Harun, passed away from fear. Among the Ar-
menians involved in the atrocities, slaughter, loot and arson I came
across a Guba resident Arutyun, the grandson of Mirzajan and son of
Georgy, a former householder. I suffered the total loss of 200 thou-
sand rubles as a result of my house’s being looted and set afire. There
is nothing I can add to this.
Read aloud and signed by Hajji Hidayat Moussayev (signed by
Arabic characters)
Translated by E.Khanbudaghov (certified by a signature)
Signed by A.Novatski, the member of the Commission
Reference: SARA, f.1061, op.1, d.96, l.17
File No.48
Record of Examination
On this 12th day of December, 1918, in Guba
Novatski, the member of the Ad Hoc Investigation Commission
established by the Government of Azerbaijan, examined the following
person as a witness, pursuant to the Criminal Court Regulations:
Witness: Meshadi Ibad Baghirov, aged 45, a Guba resident,
illiterate.
This spring when the Armenian gangs were taking over the town
of Guba, I found shelter in the mountains o return only after they left
to be replaced by the Georgians. Upon my return, I found the town
totally devastated: a number of luxurious households were burned,
they tried to set fire on my hose too, but it did not burn to the end.
My personal property was plundered, and the streets were piled with
Documents on the Devastation of Guba
Witness Testimonies of Residents of the Town of Guba