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NOTES
1. For example, in 1417 Matteos Monozon, a certain scribe writing in Gandzasar monastery, defined the region as "Artsakh, now known as Khachen"; see Khachikian 1955: 195. 2.. For a referenced and detailed account on the Armenian rebellion of the 1720s, see Aivazian 1997: VI+87 pp. (with a map and table). 3. Toros was a participant to the famous Khanasor guerrilla operation in 1897 and also the author of the popular song on this affair (Maghakia Ormanian 1919: 32). 4. According to a 1691 document, at the end of the 17th century "about 50 to 60 small and big ships were sailing "in the lake Van (Uluhogian 1994: 368). 5. He was the Catholicos of Aghtamar from 1720 (at the latest) to 1725 (Akinian 1920: 145-146). 6. Astvatsatur I Hamadantzi (1715-1725) was actually one of the leaders of the Armenian liberation movement (of course, covertly) and kept secret communication with the Armenian troops; see Aivazian (2000), pp. 146-161. 7. The original letter in Syriac with the contemporary Georgian and Russian translations is available in the Russian archives (Ioannisian 1945: 287). 8. According to a Venetian traveler-merchant, in the beginning of the 16th century there was a city of Arminig on the Aghtamar island. It was two miles in circumference and had 600 households with an exclusively Armenian population (Hakobian 1932: 300-301; The History of Armenian People 1972: 44-45). |