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Revision as of 12:10, 19 April 2007 by John Vandenberg (talk | contribs) (merge both versions)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Paytakaran (Template:Lang-hy) was at various times a province of Medes, Caucasian Albania and the Kingdom of Armenia (also known as "Greater Armenia"). The province was located in the area of the lower courses of the rivers of Kura and Araks, adjacent to the Caspian sea.
Paytakaran (Azerbaijani: Beyləqan, Template:Lang-hy, Persian and Arabic: Baylaqan) was also the name of the principal city within that province.
Province of Greater Armenia
According to Anania Shirakatsi's Ashkharatsuyts ("World Atlas," 7th c. AD), Paytakaran was the 11th among the 15 provinces of the Kingdom of Armenia. It consisted of 14 cantons (gavars): Hrakot, Perozh, Vardanakert, Yotnporakyan Bagink, Krekyan, Vovtibagha, Kaghanost, Buros, Pitchanhani, Atshi, Bagavan, Spandaran-perozh, Vormizd-perozh, and Alevan. It was bounded by the Capsian Sea to the east, Araxes river to the north and north-west, Atropatene to the south, and the Armenian province of Vaspurakan to the west.
Previous history
Prior to becoming Paytakaran, the region was known as Caspiane by Greco-Roman authors. Caspiane was contested between the regional powers. According to Strabo: "To the country of the Albanians belongs also the territory called Caspiane, which was named after the Caspian tribe, as was also the sea; but the tribe has now disappeared". Strabo also mentions Caspiane among the lands conquered by king Artaxias I from Medes. However, Armenia later lost it to Albania about 59 BC, when Pompey rearranged the political geography of the region.
The region today
Today, the area is located in the territory of modern day southeastern Azerbaijan and northeastern Iran.
References
- Encyclopedia Iranica. Robert. H. Hewsen. Bagawan.
- Strabo. Geography, book 11, chapter 14.
- Anania Shirakatsi, Geography
- Encyclopedia Iranica. C. E. Bosworth. Baylaqan
- Anania Shirakatsi, Geography
- Strabo, Geography, book 11, chapter 14.
- A. E. Redgate. The Armenians (Peoples of Europe) ISBN-10: 0631220372
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