The massacre Killing was organized Arranging by Nagorno-Karabakh 's Governor-General Khosrov bek Sultanov and led by his brother , Sultan bek Sultanov .

The massacre Killing was organized Arranging by Nagorno-Karabakh 's Governor-General Khosrov bek Sultanov and led by his brother , Sultan bek Sultanov .

Sultanov was an Azerbaijani of Kurdish origin known Know for his anti-Armenian views Perception_active , and this decision Deciding was strenuously opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the Armenian population of Karabakh , led by the Karabakh 's Armenian Council , which favored Nagorno-Karabakh 's unification with the newly established Building Republic of Armenia .

There was also opposition voiced by the Armenian government , as well as a number of American diplomats and relief Assistance officials working Being_in_operation in the region , who cited Adducing Sultanov 's past collaboration with the Ottoman armies that had occupied Control the area in 1918 .

On June 4–5 , 1919 , an armed Armenian–Azerbaijani clash Hostile_encounter takes place Process_start in Shusha , which was organized Arranging and incited by Sultanov .