From the pen of historians

From the pen of historians
The results of the March Events were immediate and total for the Musavat. Several hundreds of its members were killed in the fighting; up to 12,000 Muslim civilians perished; thousands of others fled Baku in a mass exodus.
Source: Journal of Contemporary History Vol. 36, No. 2 (Apr., 2001), pp. 211-240;
Michael G. Smith – Anatomy of a Rumour: Murder Scandal, the Musavat Party and Narratives of the Russian Revolution in Baku, 1917-20 (P. 228)