Glossary (Khanlar – Leo)
Khanlar
Region in the present-day Azerbaijan, neighboring to Shaumian region. Guetashen and Martunashen, the two largest Armenian villages of Khanlar, were depopulated and destroyed during the Azeri occupation in 1991.
Khanjian, Aghassi
Aghassi Khanjan
(1901-1936) Armenian statesman, 1st Secretary of Armenian Communist Party from 1930 to 1936. He was reportedly executed during an interrogation in Lavrenty Beria’s office.
Khrimyan, Mkrtich
Khrimyan Hayrik
(1820-1907) Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople (1869-1873), Prelate of Van (1880-1885) and Catholicos of all Armenians (1892-1907). A writer, newspaper editor and political leader, he led the Armenian delegation to the Congress of Berlin (1878). He was deposed as Patriarch by the Turkish Sultan for his activities aimed to creation of Armenian autonomy within the Ottoman Empire. In 1903, he ordered his clergy to ignore the edict of Russian Tsar Nicolas II concerning the church properties. For his extraordinary dedication to the protection of the Armenians both in Ottoman Empire and in Russia, he was given the affectionate title of Hayrik (Father).
Khudiakov, Sergei
Sergei Khudiakov (Armenak Khanferiants)Armenak Khanferiants (1902-1950), Marshal of Aviation forces of USSR.
Kingdom of Ararat
One of the designations of Armenia in the ancient world and in the ancient texts, such as The Old Testament. Other names of Armenia are Urartu, or Arartu, which is the Assyrian for Ararat, Haiasa, which is the Hittite for Haik or Haiastan(Armenian names of Armenia) and Nairi, the Assyrian for Country of Rivers.
Kirakos Gandzaketsi
(1200?-1271) Armenian historian of the 13-th century. His History of Armenia is a summary of events from the 4-th to the 12-th century, and a detailed description of the events of his own days. The work is also a primary source for the study of the Mongol invasions.
Kocharyan, Robert
Robert Kocharyan
(Born in 1954) President of the Republic of Armenia from 1998 till 2008. One of the leaders of the Karabakh movement, he was elected the first President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in 1994 by the NKR Parliament, and in 1996 following the nation-wide presidential elections. In 1997, he accepted L.Ter-Petrossian‘s offer to become Prime Minister of Armenia.
Kochinyan, Anton
Anton Kochinyan
1st Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia (1966-1975). He pleaded unsuccessfully with central government in Moscow for the reunification of Karabakh to Armenia. He was succeeded by Demirchyan in 1975.
Komitas
Komitas, photographed in Berlin, in 1899
(1869-1935) Soghomon Soghomonyan, ordained Komitas, Great Armenian music composer, author of some 4000 songs. Music director of Theological College of Echmiadzin since1893, he traveled throughout Armenia to collect and write down the folk songs. He wrote a Mass for the Armenian Church and conducted concerts in many European countries. He almost deciphered the ancient Armenian system of musical notation when he tragically lost reason, anguished by the Armenian Genocide of 1915. He died in a mental hospital in Paris.
Korchek
Historical province of the Great Armenia, one of 15 ashkhars(worlds). Korchek consisted of 10 cantons: Korduk, Kordrik, Ayavank, Aytwank, Aygark, Mothoghank, Vorsirank, Karapunik, Tchahuk and Pokr Aghbak.
Koriun
Armenian scholar of the 5-th century, disciple of St.Mesrob and one of the translators of the Bible into the Armenian language. He wrote The Life of Mashtotz.
Kuropalat
In ancient Armenia: a rank introduced during the period of the Greek dominance; a governor appointed by Greek Emperors.
Lachin
(Formerly Saralandge) Town and region in Artsakh, southwest from Shushi. In 1926, it was torn away from Armenia on the pretext of founding a “Kurdish autonomy”; after the silent liquidation of the latter in 1930 was attached to the Soviet Azerbaijan.
Lazarev (Lazarian)
Influential Armenian family settled in Moscow, Russia, that gave a number of patriots of Russian orientation. The brothers Hovannes and Ovakim Lazarian founded the famous seminary in Moscow in 1815, as well as several schools in Tiflis and Nor-Nakhichevan. Eghiazar Lazarev organized the return of some 50,000 Armenians to Armenia from Iran in 1828. His brother Khachatur Lazarev, State Counselor, compiled the Acts of History of Armenian people. Their elder brother Hovannes, also State Councilor, edited the Armenian-Russian dictionary.
Lazarus Barbetsi
Armenian historian of the 5-th century. His History embraces the period from 388 to 485, describing in particular the war of St.Vardan.
Leo
Leo
Arakel Papakhanian (1860-1932), Armenian historian, author of the substantial four volume History of the Armenian people.
