Azerbaijanis consider the Sajid dynasty to be Azerbaijani, Turkic, but the reality is different

The Sajid dynasty originated from the Iranian-speaking Sogdians of Central Asia. One of the most notable commanders of the dynasty, Abu al-Saj Devdad, was appointed governor of Atropatene by the Abbasid Caliph during the second half of the 9th century. He was succeeded in this position by his sons, Muhammad al-Afshin and Yusuf. During Muhammad's rule, the Sajids—whose state existed from 889 to 929—while formally subordinate to the Caliphate, conducted an essentially independent policy. They sought to subjugate the Armenian Bagratid Kingdom and Georgia. The centers of the Sajid state were the cities of Maragha and Ardabil. After Yusuf's death, the state declined.

How the Sajid emirate, which had a predominantly Iranian or Armenian population, became Turkic or Azerbaijani is known only to Azerbaijani "scholars." No such claim exists in any medieval historical source.

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