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Տաշիր-Լոռին hայոց պետականության պատմափուլերում
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Tashir-Lori in the historical stages of the Armenian statehood
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In the history of Armenian statehood and in the creation of the cultural heritage of the Armenian people, each historical region of Armenia is assigned a unique role. In this regard, Gugark, the thirteenth province (nahang) of the kingdom of Great Armenia, is no exception. Having the special status of a powerful border province – Pitiakhshate, the Gugark nakharars were princes in the 4th-7th centuries AD who achieved relative sovereignty from the central government and created a unique state entity. This period can be considered the first historical stage of statehood in the history of the Gugark-Tashir region. In order to protect the northern borders of the Ani kingdom from the invasions of the mountaineers, King Ashot III Bagratuni (953-977) recognized the relative sovereignty of the Lori kingdom, also known as Tashir-Dzoraget and Kyurikyan. This state entity experienced great socio-economic and political growth. The period of existence of the Tashir-Dzoraget kingdom (973-1118) constituted the second historical period of the medieval history of Armenian statehood in Lori. Lori and other regions of Northern Armenia were liberated from the Seljuk Turks and the Armenian principality of the Zakarids (Zakaryans) was founded in the result of the Armenian-Georgian military alliance at the end of the 12th century and at the beginning of the 13th century. The years of existence of the Zakarid principality (1185-1236) can be considered the third historical period of Armenian statehood in Tashir-Lori.
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