Principality of Khachen

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The Principality of Khachen was a medieval Armenian feudal state centered in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, emerging as a key political and cultural successor in the area after the decline of Caucasian Albania.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Principality of Khachen canonical 2
Principality of Artsakh 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal state ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ
medieval Armenian principality ⓘ
aroseInCentury 10th century ⓘ
associatedWith Hasan-Jalal Dawla ⓘ
borderedBy Syunik ⓘ
linked to: Syunik Province

Utik ⓘ
capital Khachen ⓘ
country Armenia ⓘ
culture Armenian culture ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
local trade ⓘ
emergedAfter decline of Caucasian Albania ⓘ
ethnicComposition Armenians ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
governmentType feudal monarchy ⓘ
heritage part of Armenian medieval state tradition ⓘ
historicalRole successor state in Nagorno-Karabakh after Caucasian Albania ⓘ
knownFor Armenian monasteries ⓘ
medieval Armenian architecture ⓘ
language Armenian ⓘ
legacy foundation for later Armenian melikdoms in Karabakh ⓘ
locatedIn Nagorno-Karabakh ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ
Transcaucasia ⓘ
linked to: South Caucasus
mentionedInSource medieval Armenian chronicles ⓘ
notableSite Dadivank Monastery ⓘ
Gandzasar Monastery ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of Armenia (in earlier periods) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Armenia

historic Armenia ⓘ
historic province of Artsakh of Greater Armenia ⓘ
politicalCenterOf Nagorno-Karabakh region ⓘ
politicalStatus semi-independent principality ⓘ
predecessor Caucasian Albania ⓘ
region Artsakh ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Artsakh
religion Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
ruledByDynasty Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty ⓘ
House of Hasan-Jalal ⓘ
rulingTitle prince of Khachen ⓘ
successor Melikdom of Khachen ⓘ
Melikdoms of Karabakh ⓘ
timePeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
usedScript Armenian alphabet ⓘ
vassalOf Ilkhanate ⓘ
linked to: Mongol Ilkhanate

Kingdom of Georgia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caucasian Albania → successorState → Principality of Khachen ⓘ
Armenian principalities → hasComponent → Principality of Khachen ⓘ
Armenian principalities → hasComponent → Principality of Artsakh ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Khachen