Gugark ( Armenian : Գուգարք , Latin : Gogarene , Ancient Greek : Γογαρινή ) was the 13th province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia . It now comprises parts of northern Armenia , northeast Turkey , and southwest Georgia .
5-526: Etymologically, Gugark in Armenian language denotes land of Gugars . word "Gugar" being a root and suffix -k meaning "land of". In ancient Urartian inscriptions dating to 785 BC, the territory of Gugark is referred to as Zabaha, which is known today as Javakheti (Javakhk in Armenian). In the beginning of IV century BC, (302BC) the territory was under Caucasian Iberia , but during Artaxias I 's reign it
10-669: The 9th century, it was taken by the Georgian Bagrationis , while the Armenian Bagratunis took over its eastern cantons. Armenian catholicos and historian Hovhannes Draskhanakerttsi says in his history that the majority of this region was Armenian people with minority of Iberian people. Also an Armenian historian Ghazar Parpetsi mentions Arshusha V, bdeashkh of the Iberians. Based on available sources, Cyril Toumanoff deduced an incomplete list of
15-454: The exception of the canton of Tashir , was annexed to Caucasian Iberia . The ruler of the region around 425 was Arshusha. 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 Emirate of Tbilisi . In the middle of
20-495: The ruling Mihranid bdeashkhs of Gugark. 41°04′00″N 44°26′00″E / 41.0667°N 44.4333°E / 41.0667; 44.4333 Gugars The Gugars were a people of Caucasian Iberia , settling near the Debeda river, mentioned by Strabo . They were presumably an early Georgian ( Kartvelian ) people ( Georgian: გუგარები, gugarebi). The toponym Gogarene , an integral part of Caucasian Iberia ,
25-583: Was conquered. During the reign of the Artaxiad and Arshakuni kings of Armenia, Gugark was ruled by one of the kingdom's four bdeashkhs . The bdeashkh of Gugark was responsible for protecting the state's northern border. During the 4th century, the region was ruled by members of a branch of the House of Mihran . In 387, Armenia was partitioned between the Byzantine and Sassanid empires and Gugark, with
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