Armenia Under Turkish Rule
Armenia under Turkish rule
After the fall of the Cilician Armenia, the historical Armenian homeland, or Greater Armenia, was subject to various Muslim warlords, and eventually was divided between the Ottoman Empire (Western Armenia) and Persia (Eastern Armenia). Several Armenian principalities managed to preserve their independence or autonomy. The most significant among those was the Federation of Khamsa in Artsakh (today's Nagorno-Karabakh), which consisted of five allied principalities. De facto independent Armenian principalities existed also in the regions of Sasun and Zeytun in Western Armenia.
Being for centuries at the edge of physical annihilation, Armenians nevertheless managed to preserve and develop their national, religious and cultural identity. Apart from architecture, Armenians successfully manifested themselves in literature, painting, sculpture and music. Armenians were the 10th nation in the world to put their language in print.
Armenian History
Table of contents
- Armenians
- Artashisian Dynasty
- Arshakunian Dynasty
- The Armenian Alphabet
- Arab Invasion and Byzantine Empire
- Bagratunian Dynasty
- Rubinian Dynasty
- Armenia Under Turkish Rule
- Armenian Question
- Armenian Genocide
- Armenian Soviet Republic
- Nagorno-Karabakh movement
- Armenia Today
- Coat Of Arms
- The Flag
- Timeline
- Mer Hayrenik