Arsiats por
Arsiats-por (Արսյաց փոր) was a canton In the province of
Bagratuni family.[1]
later passing on to Byzantine and Georgian rule, and finally conquered by the Ottomans from the Georgian kingdom of Meshkheti. During the early 18th century much of the Armenian population converted to Islam. The village of Khewag (
Mekhitarist priest Inchichian who recorded that the population greeted him warmly and watched him curiously as he celebrated mass in the old village church and asked for him to pray for the deceased members of the village. He noted that most of the Muslim population of the province was Armenian in origin and that few stayed loyal to Christianity.[2]
References
- ^ "-Tayk". www.bvahan.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Melkonyan A. A. (2016-06-14). "CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY OF OTTOMAN AUTHORITIES IN WESTERN ARMENIA (the 16th century-beginning of the 20th century)" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-02.