Gugark
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Գուգարք | |
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Province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia | |
189 BC–13th century | |
Capital | Ardahan |
History | |
• Artaxias I declaring himself independent | 189 BC |
• Disestablished | 13th century |
Today part of | Armenia Turkey Georgia (country) |
Gugark (
Latin: Gogarene, Greek: Γογαρινή) was the 13th province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia. It now comprises parts of northern Armenia, northeast Turkey, and southwest Georgia.[1]
Etymology
Etymologically, Gugark in Armenian language denotes land of Gugars. word "Gugar" being a root and suffix -k meaning "land of".
History
At first, according to ancient
Caucasian Iberia. The ruler of the region around 425 was Archoucha (Arshusha of Gogarene). In 652, the Armenian prince Theodore Rshtuni was allowed by the Arabs
to unite Gugark with his realms.
In the following centuries, Gugark and its cantons fell under the sway of several rulers. In the 8th century, it became a part of
Bagratunis took over its eastern cantons.[1]
Inhabitants
Armenian
pitiakhsh
of Iberians.
Cantons
- Dzoropor
- Tsobopor
- Treghk
- Artahan
- Javakhk
- Upper Javakhk
- Tashir
- Kangark
- Kagharjk
- Nigal
- Mrugh
- Mrit
- Shavshet
- Koghbopor
- Kvishapor
- Boghnopor
- Tashran
- Manglyats
- Ashotsk
List of bdeshkhs
Based on available sources, Cyril Toumanoff deduced an incomplete list of the ruling Mihranid bdeshkhs of Gugark.[5]
Name | Reign |
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Peroz | 330–361? |
Bakur I | after 394–430 |
Arshusha I | after 430–? |
Bakur II | mid 5th-century |
Arshusha II | ?–470 |
Varsken | 470–482 |
Arshusha III | 482–after 540/1 |
Arshusha IV | ca. first decade of the 7th-century |
Vahram-Arshusha V | late 620s |
Arshusha VI | mid 8th-century |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Գուգարք". Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. Yerevan. 1975. pp. 240–241.
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- ^ "Geography of Strabo, Book XI, Chapter 14, P325".
- ^ Toumanoff, Cyril. Introduction to Christian Caucasian History, II: States and Dynasties of the Formative Period. Traditio 17 (1961), p. 38.
- ISBN 978-1472425522.