Armenia – Azerbaijan: History of Nagorno-Karabakh

On September 28, 2023, the president of the  Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), Samvel Shahramanyan, signed a decree on the termination of its existence from January 1, 2024. The population is ordered to consider the reintegration conditions proposed by Baku and decide on their own whether to stay. History The territory of the present-day Karabakh was part of Great Armenia (Artsakh) from the beginning of the 2nd century B.C. and was one of its provinces. In 822 an independent Armenian Principality of Khachen was proclaimed in Artsakh, which 22 years later recognized the power of Ashot I Bagratuni, who claimed himself king…