Artsakh (historical province)

For the former republic, see Republic of Artsakh. For the instrumental folk song by Ara Gevorgyan, see Artsakh (song). For other uses, see Artsakh (disambiguation).
Artsakh
Արցախ
Province of Kingdom of Armenia
c. 189 BC–387 AD

Location of Artsakh (green) in Armenia
Historical eraAntiquity, Middle Ages
• Conquered by Artaxias I
c. 189 BC
• Ceded to Caucasian Albania
387 AD
• Kingdom of Artsakh founded
1000 AD
The lands of Syunik (left) and Artsakh (right) until the early 9th century

Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախ, romanized: Artsʻakh, pronounced [ɑɾˈtsʰɑχ]) was the tenth province (nahang) of the Kingdom of Armenia from c. 189 BC until 387 AD, when it was made part of Caucasian Albania, a subject principality of the Sasanian Empire, following the Peace of Acilisene. From the 7th to 9th centuries, it fell under Arab control.[1] In 821, it formed the Armenian principality of Khachen and around the year 1000 was proclaimed the Kingdom of Artsakh, one of the last medieval eastern Armenian kingdoms and principalities to maintain its autonomy following the Turkic invasions of the 11th to 14th centuries.[2]

  1. ^ Hewsen, Robert H. (2001). Armenia: A Historical Atlas. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-226-33228-4.
  2. ^ Hewsen 2001, pp. 118–121.