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history

Elâzığ is a continuation of old Harput. For this reason, the history of Elâzığ is discussed with the history of Harput. Harput was part of the route of the caravan routes connecting Anatolia to Mesopotamia and was home to many cultures and civilizations. The earliest known inhabitants of Harput were the Hurrians who settled in Eastern Anatolia in the 2000s. After the Hurris, the Hittites came under the rule, and the Urartians, who founded a state in Eastern Anatolia as of the 9th century BC, reigned. Harput came into the hands of the Turks in 1085, then the Ilhans, the Dulkadirogullari, Akkoyunlu and Safavids ruled. After the Battle of Caldiran in 1516, it was conquered by the Ottoman Army. Later, the life of Harput was moved to the plain where the present town of Elâzığ was located in the middle of the 19th century and the boundaries of the districts of Elazığ were formed. Its main development began to show at the beginning of the Republican years. When Sultan Abdulaziz ascended the throne, the city was called Mamurat'ül-Aziz in 1867 with the proposal of the governor who was appointed during the reign of Ahmed İzzet Pasha. During the visit of Atatürk in 1937, it was named El-azık, which means ık azık ile with the proposal and later it became Elazığ.

Early Era

The first written history of the Elazığ region is illuminated by the information in the Hittite tablets. According to the findings obtained from the written information, the region was called Isuva. Archaeological excavations confirmed the Hittite presence in the region. Between the 12th and 7th centuries BC, the Urartian State, whose origins were based on the Hurris, dominated the region.

 Apart from the written documents, the findings of Harput Castle, Urartu campus uncovered in Altinova Norsuntepe, Palu Castle and Izoli cuneiform inscriptions were illuminated and the period under Urartian rule was illuminated. In the 7th century BC, the Assyrian and Scythian raids and the Urartian State weakened, and Harput and its region came under Med rule. After a short period of Med domination, it came under Persian rule. After the Persian Empire became a part of the history in the 4th century BC, the region of Elâzığ was called Sofen Kingdom. Afterwards, the region of Elâzığ, which was dominated by the Romans, frequently changed hands under the Byzantine and Sassanian rule until the 6th century AD.

Byzantine period and transition to Turkish rule

Elâzığ region has been the scene of Byzantine-Arab struggles from the 7th century until the second Byzantine rule and it has been fully under the Byzantine rule as of the 10th century. Along with the 1071 Battle of Malazgirt, the Elâzığ region came under Turkish rule; In 1085, Çubukoğulları Principality was established under the leadership of Çubuk Bey. Again, the rule of the Beylik did not last long, and in 1110, the region passed under the leadership of Belek Gazi. After Belek Gazi, the sovereignty first fell into the hands of David, then Imadeddin Abu Bakr, brother of David, and established an independent principality called the Artukites of Harput. The domination of the Anatolian Seljuks, which terminated this principality in 1234, was followed by Dulkadiroğulları, Kadı Burhaneddin, Timur and Akkoyunlu sovereignty respectively. In the beginning of the 16th century, the land which was under the Safavid rule for a while entered the Ottoman rule in 1514.

Republican Period and Recent History

Elâzığ began to develop and grow at the beginning of the Republican years. In the first years of the Republic, new settlements were established from Harput to Uluova, which is the present town of Elâzığ and the city center, and agriculture was started to be carried out in flat areas in various regions. The events that took place with the proclamation of the Republic and the rebellion that started in 1925 by Sheikh Said in Eğil sub-district of Ergani district spread to Elazığ; Martial law was declared in the region for 1 month. Atatürk made a visit to the city in 1937, and with the proposal he made, the city was called El-Azık, which means az azık (abundance) daha and later it was named as Elazığ. Sugar and cement factories were opened in various periods in the history of the Republic; In addition to these, various mining and marble factories and a part of the public has contributed to the employment and economy. One of the most important events of the Republican period in the city in 2010 is the great earthquake. 41 people were killed and hundreds were injured in the earthquake. According to the data of Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute; After the first earthquake at 04.32 hours, 84 shakes and magnitudes of 796 aftershocks were recorded.