I'm reading British merchant John Newberry's travel memories to our region of 1581.
"At the time of the last warres in Persia, there were many Christians taken slaves in Errewan, and other places"
He must mean events when in 1579 Ottoman army captured 60,000 Armenians, 2 yrs b4
"In Errewan are very many Christians, and yet there is a Church standing of the
Christians".
So he stays 3 days in #Yerevan, mentions very many Christians, but only 1 church (standing churches must have been at least a dozen at the moment). I suppose he didn't walk around a lot.
Another good source - Don Juan of Persia, publishing memoirs of traveling to region in 1599-1602. His 17th c. map republished in 1926. Azerbaijan just as it has always been, Kurdistan to south of Van, only Albania is strangely close to Black sea :)
So Revan Qulu khan myth appears to be older, than modern Azerbaijan propaganda. Don Juan takes construction of fortress as date for city foundation, ignoring its confirmed 9 centuries history under name "Yerevan" prior to that, let alone ties w/ Kond/Kozern, Erebuni, Shengavit…
According to prominent historian on Yerevan history Meruzhan Karapetyan, out of est. 500K #Armenia|ns forcefully deported to Persia in 1604, only est. 300K reached safe.
According to Garcia de Silva Figueroa, Armenians located in Mazandaran, converted to Islam by 1620s
Interesting: #Yerevan population once migrated/captured in 17-19cc, founded new districts in #OldJugha (Yerevani tagh), #Tbilisi (Havlabar), Ganca (Armenia quarter), Dilijan (core city). List not definitely complete. While Armenian population of Yerevan was decreasing drastically
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#Armenia says, #Azerbaijan shelled #Stepanakert & outskirts.
Then Azerbaijan says, Karabakh shell #Ganja.
Then Armenia says, Azerbaijan shells Khnatsakh, Artsvanik & David Bek (Armenia). 2 drones are downed in Armenia.
No shelling for some days. So who started this now?
#Azerbaijan media shares vid of #Armenia|n Grad in action, claim Armenians target Ganja & Mingechaur.
Armenian Grad has 20km range.
Distance to Ganja: 40km, Mingechaur: 50+.
I trust @ShStepanyan. And there are more important targets, than civilian houses.
One of the most dangerous aspects of war - is endless cycle of revenges. Murder, and revenge, and revenge for revenge, w/ no end. Previous war revenges had already passed away in 30 yrs. No we are gaining new ones. And why is this for? For #Aliyev revanchism?
#Azerbaijan killed 2 #Armenia|n captives, likely #Hadrut district. Video shows an old & a younger man are ordered to approach to Azeri soldiers w/ hands in the air. Next video shows both, old man face covered w/ blood, but moving. Then soldiers gunshot them.
"Families gathered at #Syria-#Turkey border, waiting for drivers to dispense 52 Syrian men bodies, killed in war 600m away. They were mercenaries, recruited by Turkey-backed militias to fight on behalf of #Azerbaijan against #Armenia, relatives said" washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e…
And another flight route to Baku from Bagram, #Afghanistan these day. Afghanistan is very likely provides mercenaries/weaponry to #Azerbaijan.
Air siren wailing in #Stepanakert. Video taken from the open-air cafe, I always go when visiting #Karabakh.
Streets empty, people are in basements under air strike.
This woman's father, husband, brother and son are at front line. They are safe and brave. It's a war. We are going to win like in previous war, she says.