Պետականութեան վերականգնման փորձերը Արցախում ԺԸ. դարի երկրորդ կէսին
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2012
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The liberation wars headed by David Bek, Mekhitar Sparapet, Avan Harurapet and Yesayi Hasan Djalalian in Sunik and Artsakh between 1722 and 1730 reflected the belief among the local Armenians that these areas could be liberated with the support of Tsarist Russia.
In fact Russian plans of extending Russian borders over the Southern Caucasus were revived in the second half of the 18th century. In these Russian expansionist plans a primary role was reserved to the Armenian Meliks of Artsakh.
These Meliks, however, were militarily weaker than Ibrahim Khan, the ruler of Artsakh, who had his headquarters at Shushi.
The author argues that the Russians prioritized the control of the area over any plan to restore Armenian statehood. They encouraged the Meliks to rebel against Ibrahim Khan, who was forced to shift his loyalty to the Russians in 1787-88 and maintain his rulership, at the expense of the Armenian Meliks, some of whom were jailed while others fled to the Caucasus.
The author notes that it was a lost chance for restoring Armenian statehood in the region.
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Բալայեան, Վ., «Պետականութեան վերականգնման փորձերը Արցախում ԺԸ. դարի երկրորդ կէսին», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 2012, Պէյրութ, էջ 489-496