The Mihranids were an Iranian family which ruled several regions of Caucasus from 330 to 821. They claimed to be of Sasanian Persian descent but were of Parthian origin.
22-716: The dynasty was founded when a certain Mihran, a distant relative of Sasanian, settled in the region of Gardman in Utik . He was probably a member of a branch of the Mihranid family which was listed among the Seven Great Houses of Iran , and whose two other lines ruled Iberia ( Chosroid Dynasty ) and Gogarene / Gugark . It is uncertain how the Mihranids became Arranshahs (princes of Albania). Their ancestor, Mihran,
44-609: Is located in a zone of midlands and highlands of the Lesser Caucasus . Its territory includes the northern parts of Shahdagh Mount , a part of Bashkend - Dastafur concavity and Shamkir massif. The highest heights are Goshabulag (3549m) and Godzhadagh (3317m). The drainage of the district is significantly poor. Akhinja, Zayam and Shamkir are the largest rivers. Mountain-forest, mountain-meadow and other grounds spread here. Mountain shrubland and rare forest meadows in midlands, broad-leaved forests, subalpine and alpine meadows at
66-665: Is opened a factory producing gold, where work about 2000 workers. Gadabay District is also famous for its mineral waters, such as “Narzan”, “Mor-Mor”, “Chaldash”, “Turshsu” and “Soyudlu narzani” (in Soyudlu village). Gadabay is within the middle and high mountain ranges of the Small Caucasus. The region of Gadabay covers the northern incline of the Shahdagh Ridge, the Bashkand-Dastafur basin and some part of
88-471: Is part of the ancient culture of Khojaly and Gadabay. As of 2024, the population of the district is 101.062 The toponym is derived from the ancient Turkish words "ket", "gedik"(hill) and "bek" (guard, watchman). Another possibility is that the word Dadabay was deformed and became Gadabay. in the Middle Ages, part of this district was divided between Atabay, Shakarbay, Gadabay - father and sons. Gadabey
110-583: The Arabs in 855. Contemporary Armenian historians repeatedly noted the presence of two well known locations in Gardman: a fortress called Getabakk' (in the current-day Azerbaijani region of Gadabay ) and a copper mine. In 982, Gardman and Parisos, the northern district of Artsakh, became the small Armenian kingdom of Parisos , which lasted until 1017 and thereafter became part of the Kingdom of Lori . In 1601,
132-473: The Kingdom of Armenia and simultaneously, together with the canton of Tuch'katak, an Armenian principality . It roughly corresponded within the Gazakh , Shamkir , Aghstafa , Dashkasan , Goygol , Tovuz , Gadabay districts of modern-day Azerbaijan and the original Tavush Region of Armenia . Gardman was also the name of the central fortress of the canton. In the view of historian Robert H. Hewsen ,
154-529: The "Siemens" company built the Galakand steel plant and in 1879, for the first time in Transcaucasia, a 28 km long railway was built between Gadabey and Galakand. On this railway 4 locomotives and 33 wagons moved. even today the bridges built on this road are historical monuments. In 1883, the first hydroelectric power plant on the territory of Tsarist Russia was built in the village of Galakand and copper
176-505: The 1st-century. The Mihranids then conquered all of Albania and assumed the title of Arranshah , but without embracing its royal status. The head of the family's full titulature was thus "Lord of Gardman and Prince of Albania". The most prominent representatives of the family in the 7th century were Varaz Grigor , his son Javanshir , and Varaz-Tiridates I . Mihranids assumed a Persian title of Arranshahs (i.e. shahs of Arran , Persian name of Albania). The family's rule came to an end after
198-484: The Shamkir mountain range. Goshabulak (3549 m.), Gocadagh (3317 m.) and others are the highest peaks. Within the area Jurassic, Tabashir, Paleogene and Anthropogenic sediments are spread. There are black and white marble stones. Summer is dry and there is mild heat and in the winter there is a dry mountainous tundra climate. The waterway network is tight. The Akhyncachay and Zayam waterways stream through this region. Within
220-420: The assassination of Varaz-Tiridates II by Nerseh Pilippean in 822–23. Subsequently Sahl Smbatean , a descendant of the aforementioned Arranshahik (Eṙanšahik) family, assumed the title of Arranshah and ruled significant part of Caucasian Albania. Gardman Gardman ( Armenian : Գարդման ), also known as Gardmank' or Gardmanadzor , was one of the eight cantons of the ancient province of Utik' in
242-512: The early nineteenth century. Gadabay Rayon Gadabay District ( Azerbaijani : Gədəbəy rayonu ) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan . It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region . The district borders the districts of Dashkasan , Shamkir , Tovuz . Its administrative center is the city of Gadabay and it has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. It
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#1732772550911264-531: The mountains, in the forests and valleys of the locale, animal and plant life is very rich. Gadabay locale is in the middle and high mountain ranges of the Small Caucasus. The district is located in the northern part of the Shahdagh ridge, the Bashkend-Dizafur depression and the Shamkir mountain range. As an administrative unit, Gadabay District originated on August 8, 1930, Gadabay district is one of
286-532: The name Gardman might be of Georgian origin. Many contemporary Armenian authors referred to Gardman as a part of the ashkharh ('province, land') of Artsakh . During the reign of the Arsacid kings of Armenia (66–428 A.D.), Gardman was the seat of the nakharars of Utik'. For this reason, Utik' was sometimes called Gardmants'vots' ishkhanut'yun , or the principality of the Gardmanians. Gardman
308-618: The oldest human settlements in Azerbaijan. Historical cultural monuments in the region have entered our history as part of the Khojaly-Gadabay culture, which spans the 14th-8th centuries BC. In the mid-19th century, copper ore deposits were discovered in Gadabay region and in 1855-1856 a copper smelting plant was built by local entrepreneurs. Later the same plant was bought by the german company "Siemens" and rebuilt in 1865. In 1883,
330-574: The princely family of Melik-Shahnazaryan established the melikdom of Gardman. The ruling family belonged to a branch of the House of Khachen , and their residence was in the village of Voskanapat (and for this reason, the statelet was sometimes referred to as the Voskanapat melikdom). The territorial rights of the meliks were confirmed after the Russian Empire took control of the region in
352-420: The scientific work "Galakend. During the nagorno-karabakh war, on august 8, 1992, two villages of the district, motudara and kasimagali, were destroyed by the armed forces of Armenia villages, including 78 residential houses, 1 school and 2 medical centers were burned. currently, a school and a medical center, 74 residential houses have been restored in those villages, and the restoration of other residential houses
374-444: The south-western border of the area, the upper stream of Shamkirchay flows through. Gray mountain forest, meadow soils are spread. The region contains a well-known Red State Nature Reserve and four natural monuments - Govdu, Godakdara, Gamish and Shamlik. There is a beautiful waterfall at Kechidarasi cliff. Goat, sparrows, roe deer and Ayubbulaq as well as Chaldash, Gizilca Narzan, Mor-Mor mineral water springs can also be observed. Within
396-530: The top of mountains occupy the greatest territory of the district. Depositions of the Jurassic , Paleogene , Quaternary and other periods cover the surface of district. Gadabay district is rich of its underground resources such as gold , uranium , copper and other mineral resources . Goldfield in Soyudlu was explored by the Siemens brothers until arrival of Red Army soldiers in 1920. At present there
418-413: Was acquired by Caucasian Albania in 387 following the partition of Armenia . In the seventh century, the local house of Gardman was replaced by the Mihranid family (of Persian or Parthian origin), which later became the ruling dynasty in the region of Arran . During the rule of the Mihranids (7th-8th centuries), the region of Utik' came to be referred to as Gardman. The region was conquered by
440-716: Was said to have received the region of Gardman by the Sasanian monarch Khosrow II ( r. 590–628 ). In c. 600 , the Mihranids who exterminated all of the members of the Aranshahik dynasty with the exception of a certain Zarmihr, who was related to the Mihranids through marriage. This was due to the Aranshahiks still having some authority in Albania, which they had originally ruled until their overthrow in
462-614: Was smelted by electrolysis at the Galakand copper smelter. At that time, kerosene lamps were used in the Central European cities of London, Paris and St. Petersburg, while electric light was used in Gadabay. at that time, archaeological excavations were carried out in the Gadabay region by German scientists. The results of the archaeological excavations were published by the German scientific publishing house "Folker Shpis" in Berlin in
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#1732772550911484-427: Was the son of Atabey. There are still villages named Atabay and Shakarbay in the ragion. İn connection with the word "bek" - tepe, it is necessary to mention the Gadabay oykonimi. Gadabey is formed from the old turkish words "ket" - guard, guardian and turkish "bek" - hill and means guard, watchman. In the west, Azerbaijan's border upon Armenia stretches for a distance of 123 kilometres (76 mi). Gadabay District
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