The Five Principalities of Artsakh

“The melikdoms (princedoms) of Khamsa are five small principalities, which, adjacent to each other, form an entire region known as Artsakh, or Lesser Syunik. In more distant times, it was part of the country of Aghvank. The five principalities mentioned are as follows: 1. Gulistan or Talysh, extending from the river Kurak-Chai, that is, from …