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12. Hajji Murad Sheydabey oghlu murdered and robbed: 1
cow, 10 poods of barley, 1 rifle and 200 rubles cash – 1,950 rubles
13. Aghabala Bagish oghlu robbed, his 2 daughters died in
refuge): 30 heads of sheep, 2 buffaloes – 12,500 rubles
14. Hajjibala Bakhish oghlu robbed: 2,900 rubles
15. Rasul Seyyid oghlu robbed: 6,900 rubles
16. Novruzbey Seyyid oghlu robbed: 1,600 rubles
17. Ziyad Hajji Butay oghlu wounded and robbed: 14,550 rubles
18. Baghyr Gahraman oghlu, aged 20 murdered and robbed:
10,450 rubles
19. Shirin Bekir oghlu murdered and robbed: 9,800 rubles
20. Allahyar Sheykh Habib oghlu, aged 60 murdered and
robbed: 12,800 rubles
21. Mullah Shahpalang Davud oghlu murdered and robbed:
12,800 rubles
Signed and sealed by Hajji Alibaba Efendi oghlu, the elder of
Asahghy Legher Community
Reference: SARA, f.1061, op.1, d.98, ll.65-66
Fethibey Precinct No.5
File No.239
VERDICT
December 14, 1918
(the file compiled in the Azerbaijani language using the Arabic
characters)
Translation:
We, the residents of Amsar village, Fethibey Precinct No.5, Guba
Uyezd, convened at the village gathering to discuss the issue of per-
sonal damages inflicted to each and every of us, and the houses and
constructions set afire as a result of the Armenian gangs’ attack on
our village.
Death toll: 6 persons, 1 wonded
1. Gurbanali Gurban: a two-floor house – 24,000 rubles
2. Hajji Agbala – killed
3. Mahammadali Bekdemir – killed