Erivan Governorate
Nakhchivan was annexed to the Russian Empire per the Treaty of Turkmenchay in 1828. The city became the centre of the Nakhchivan Uyezd in the Erivan Governorate in 1849. In 1896, Nakhchivan had a population of 7,433, roughly two-thirds of which were Azeri-speaking Muslims and one-third Armenian Christians.