On
the
other
side
of
mountains,
where
Zangezur,
Capan
(Qapanat)
werelocated
and
the
Kurds
of
Karachorlu,
Haji-Samlu,
Kelbajar
lived,
there
were
several
minbashi
units:
Karachorlu,
Haji-Samlu,
Khndzorak
(Khanzirak),
Goris,
Tatev,
Meghri
Giuney,
Capan
and
Chavndur
(Chuldur),
which
were
governed
by
separate
officials.
Beforehand
Capan
together
with
the
districts
of
Meghri
Giuney,
Ajananwas
under
the
rule
of
Azad-Jiran,
Ordubad,
Sisian
and
some
other
villages
weresubordinated
to
Nakhichevan,
Haji-Samlu,
Demirchi-Hasanlu
and
other
tribes
were
thesubjects
of
Georgia.
These
places
were
always
inhabited
by
Armenians.
However
some
of
themscattered
not
long
ago
and
nomadic
tribes
occupied
their
settlements.
There
lived
many
eminent
and
renowned
men
and
meliks,
whose
descendantsare
now
alive.
For
example,
the
descendants
of
Orbelians
(Orbelianovs)
now
live
in
theTatev
Village.
Their
ancestors
had
been
outstanding
and
respectable
people
at
the
times
offormer
shahs.
This
is
known
from
the
contents
of
the
raqams
given
to
them.
Now
there
live
Melik
Musi,
Melik
Manuchehr,
and
Rustam
Beg
Orbelianovs
from
thisfamily.
(80a)
The
descendants
of
this
family
had
always
been
celebrated
andrespectable,
army-commanders
in
Georgia
and
other
places
during
the
reign
of
Turkoman
aswell
as
Safavi
Shahs.
There
also
lived
Melik
Poghos,
Melik
Ghazar
and
Melik
Aqabeg
in
the
mahal
of
Sisian,
who
were
its
noblemen
and
had
relations
with
the
meliks
of
Tatev.
There
had
been
distinguished
and
honorable
meliks
also
in
the
villagesof
Goris,
Khndzorak
(Khanzirak),
and
Tegh,
who
struggled
long
for
their
faith
againstmalicious
enemies.
There
lived
powerful
meliks,
who
were
the
lords
of
Khanazak
and
theland
area
of
Hagari
River.
They
were
Melik
Haykaz
and
his
sons,
who
had
firmans
fromSafavi
and
other
shahs,
witnessing
of
their
high
esteem.
They
had
long
quarrels
andstruggles
for
defending
their
faith,
and
never
paid
any
tax
to
enemies.
In
the
end
they
were
annihilated.
But
the
ruins
and
trays
of
theirbuildings
still
remain,
for
instance
in
the
villages
Minkend
and
Bazarduz,
which
are
verynice
and
favorable
summer
quarters.
Now
they
are
abandoned
ruins,
only
Kurdish
and
othernomadic
tribes
reside
temporarily
there.
Avan
Yuzbashi
was
one
of
those
outstanding
persons,
who
gained
power
inKarabagh,
made
fortifications
in
the
ravine
of
Khaznadarasi
and
struggled
against
theenemies
of
his
faith
accomplishing
feats.
They
say,
when
the
Ottoman
troops
came
andoccupied
Erevan,
Tiflis
and
Ganje,
the
same
Avan
attacked
the
seven-thousand-soldierTurkish
army
in
Capan
near
Chavndur,
with
his
small
group
of
men,
smashed
them
and
slewits
most
part.
Also,
David
Beg
sardar,
who
gained
power
in .
and
with
his
scantypeople
and
followers
defeated
many
of
his
enemies
and
captured
some
strongholds.
