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Armenia's Lost Kingdom: The Principality of Khachen
After the fall of the Bagratuni kingdom and the Seljuk invasions, much of historic Armenia fell under foreign rule — but in the rugged mountains of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), a small Armenian principality not only survived but thrived for centuries. This episode explores the Principality of Khachen (also known as the Kingdom of Artsakh), a little-known but resilient Armenian state that endured from the 10th to the 18th century. We discuss how its mountain fortresses, like the impenetrable fortress of Kachen, and its strategic location along trade routes allowed it to resist Mongol, Turkic…
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