# Timeline of Artsakh history

This is a timeline of Artsakh's history, representing territorial control under three columns:
* Realm The highest level of authority.
* State The state or administrative unit that the region of Artsakh belonged to.
* Artsakh Geopolitical entity in Artsakh proper (Mountainous Karabakh).
Timeline of Artsakh history :
| Starting Date | Sovereign | State/Region | Artsakh Proper |
| 592 BC | Iran (Medes) | Iran (Medes) | Unknown (Urtekhini?) |
| 549 BC | Iran (Achaemenid dynasty) | Iran (Achaemenid dynasty) | | Unknown (Urtekhini?) |
| 321 BC | | | | Unknown (Urtekhini?) |
| 189 BC | |
| Armenia (Artaxiad dynasty) | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD |
| Sophene and Kingdom of Commagene – Tigranes the Great conquered these territories | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD |
| 65 BC | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Rome | (Artaxiad dynasty) Tigranes II of Armenia becomes a client king of Rome |
| 53 BC | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Persia (Arsacid dynasty) defeats Rome at the Battle of Carrhae | Armenia (Artaxiad dynasty) – Artavasdes II becomes king of Armenia. |
| 36 BC | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Rome | Mark Antony begins Parthian campaign Rebellion of King Zober of Albania defeated. |
| 33 BC | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Rome | Armenia (Artaxiad dynasty) |
| 36 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Iran (Arsacid dynasty) |
| 47 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | |
| 51 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Iberia (Pharnavazid dynasty) |
| 58 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Armenia (Arsacid dynasty) |
| 62 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Armenia (Arsacid dynasty) | Iran (Arsacid dynasty) Parthians under Vologases I invade Armenia, unsuccessfully besiege Romans in Tigranocerta. |
| 63 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Armenia (Arsacid dynasty) | Rome: Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo invades Armenia and defeats Tiridates I, who accepts Roman sovereignty. Parthia withdraws. |
| 64 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Armenia (Arsacid dynasty) | Iran (Arsacid dynasty) |
| 114 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Rome | Roman Armenia Emperor Trajan defeats the Parthians and overruns Armenia |
| 118 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Armenia (Arsacid dynasty) | Armenia (Arsacid dynasty) |
| 252 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Iran (Sassanian dynasty) | Armenia (Arsacid dynasty) |
| 287 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Rome: Diocletian signs peace treaty with King Bahram II of Persia, installs the pro-Roman Arsacid Tiridates III as king in western Armenia. | Armenia (Arsacid dynasty) |
| 363 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Persia(Sassanian dynasty: Jovian cedes Corduene and Arzanene to Sassanids. | Corduene and Arzanene |
| 363 | Province of Artsakh of the Kingdom of Armenia 189 BC to 387 AD | Albania (Mihranid dynasty) |
| 376 | Armenia (Arsacid dynasty) | Armenia (Arsacid dynasty) |
| 387 | Iran (Sassanian dynasty) |
| 387 | Albania (Mihranid dynasty) | with Sasanian help seizes from Armenia the entire right bank of the river Kura up to the river Araxes | includes Artsakh and Utik. |
| Division of Greater Armenia between Persia and Byzantium |||
| 654 | Arab Caliphate | Albania (Mihranid dynasty), al-Arminiya | Albania (Mihranid dynasty), al-Arminiya |
| 850 | Artsakh | Artsakh | Artsakh |
| 884 | Armenia (Bagratid dynasty) | Armenia (Bagratid dynasty) | Artsakh |
| 1045 | Artsakh | Artsakh | Artsakh |
| 1063 | Seljuk Empire | Seljuk Empire | Artsakh |
| 1092 | Eldiguzids | Eldiguzids | | Artsakh |
| 1124 | Georgia (Bagratid dynasty) | Eldiguzids | Artsakh |
| 1201 | Georgia (Bagratid dynasty) | Armenia (Zakarid dynasty) | Artsakh |
| 1214 | Georgia (Bagratid dynasty) | Armenia (Zakarid dynasty) | Artsakh (Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty) |
| 1236 | Mongol Empire | Armenia (Zakarid dynasty) | Artsakh (Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty) |
| 1256 | Ilkhanate | Armenia (Zakarid dynasty) | Artsakh (Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty) |
| 1261 | Ilkhanate | Armenia (Zakarid dynasty) | Khachen (Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty) |
| 1360 | Ilkhanate | Karabakh | Khachen (Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty) |
| 1337 | Chobanids | Karabakh | Khachen (Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty) |
| 1357 | Jalayirids | Karabakh | Khachen (Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty) |
| 1375 | Kara Koyunlu | Karabakh | Khachen (Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty) |
| 1387 | Timurid Empire | Karabakh | Khachen (Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty) |
| 1409 | Kara Koyunlu | Karabakh | Khachen (Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty) |
| 1468 | Ak Koyunlu | Karabakh | Khachen (Hasan-Jalalyan dynasty) |
| 1501 | Iran (Safavid dynasty) | Province of Karabakh | Melikdoms of Karabakh (Khamsa) |
| 1583 | Ottoman Empire | Province of Karabakh | Melikdoms of Karabakh (Khamsa) |
| 1603 | Iran (Safavid dynasty) | Province of Karabakh | Melikdoms of Karabakh (Khamsa) |
| 1725 | | Province of Karabakh | Melikdoms of Karabakh (Khamsa) |
| 1736 | Iran (Afsharid dynasty) | Province of Karabakh | Melikdoms of Karabakh (Khamsa) |
| 1747 | | Karabakh Khanate | Melikdoms of Karabakh (Khamsa) |
| 1751 | Iran (Zand dynasty) | Karabakh Khanate | Melikdoms of Karabakh (Khamsa) |
| 1797 | Iran (Qajar dynasty) | Karabakh Khanate | Melikdoms of Karabakh (Khamsa) |
| 1805-05 | Russia (Romanov dynasty) | Karabakh Khanate | Melikdoms of Karabakh (Khamsa) |
| 1822 | Russia (Romanov dynasty) | | |
| 1846 | Russia (Romanov dynasty) | Shemakha Governorate | Shemakha Governorate |
| 1868 | Russia (Romanov dynasty) | Elisabethpol Governorate | Elisabethpol Governorate |
| 1917-11-11 | Transcaucasian Commissariat | Elisabethpol Governorate | Elisabethpol Governorate |
| 1918-04-22 | Transcaucasia | Elisabethpol Governorate | Elisabethpol Governorate |
| 28 May 1918 | First Republic of Armenia: Declaration of independence | First Republic of Armenia: Declaration of independence | Armenian rebels |
| 1918-06-04 | | | Armenian rebels |
| 1918-07-27 | People's Government of Karabakh |
| 1918-09 | Ottoman Empire | | Azerbaijan (Shusha) Armenian rebels (other areas) |
| 1918-10-30 | British Empire | | Mountainous Karabakh was placed under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan until the final delimitation agreement would be reached at the Paris Peace Conference. |
| 1919-08-22 | British Empire | | Mountainous Karabakh was placed under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan until the final delimitation agreement would be reached at the Paris Peace Conference. |
| 1919-08-23 | | | Mountainous Karabakh was placed under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan until the final delimitation agreement would be reached at the Paris Peace Conference. |
| 1920-03-04 | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan (Shusha) Armenian rebels (other areas) |
| 1920-04-09 | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan (Shusha, Khankendi, Askeran) Armenian rebels (other areas) |
| 1920-04-13 | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan (Shusha, Khankendi, Askeran) Armenian rebels (other areas) |
| 1920-04-22 | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan (Shusha, Khankendi, Askeran) Armenian rebels (other areas) |
| 1920-04-28 | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan (Shusha, Khankendi, Askeran) Armenian rebels (other areas) |
| 1920-05-12 | Red Army 11th Red Army advances into Armenia on 29 November 1920; transfer of power on 2 December in Yerevan. | Azerbaijan SSR | Azerbaijan SSR (Shusha, Khankendi, Askeran) Armenian rebels (other areas) |
| 1920-05-26 | Red Army 11th Red Army advances into Armenia on 29 November 1920; transfer of power on 2 December in Yerevan. | Azerbaijan SSR | The final status of Mountainous Karabakh was still being debated. |
| Dec. 1, 1920 | Red Army 11th Red Army advances into Armenia on 29 November 1920; transfer of power on 2 December in Yerevan. | Azerbaijan SSR | The final status of Mountainous Karabakh was still being debated. |
| 1921-07-04 | Red Army 11th Red Army advances into Armenia on 29 November 1920; transfer of power on 2 December in Yerevan. | Azerbaijan SSR | The final status of Mountainous Karabakh was still being debated. |
| 1922-03-12 | Red Army 11th Red Army advances into Armenia on 29 November 1920; transfer of power on 2 December in Yerevan. | Azerbaijan SSR,  Transcaucasian SFSR | The final status of Mountainous Karabakh was still being debated. |
| 1922-12-30 | Soviet Union | Azerbaijan SSR,  Transcaucasian SFSR |
| 1923-07-07 | Soviet Union | Azerbaijan SSR,  Transcaucasian SFSR | Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast |
| 1936-12-05 | Soviet Union | Azerbaijan SSR | Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast |
| 1991 | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan |
| 1991-04-30 | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan |
| 1991-09-02 | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan |
| 1991-11-26 | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan | First Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh and Armenia  Azerbaijan |
| 1994-05-12 | De facto Artsakh, de jure Azerbaijan | De facto Artsakh, de jure Azerbaijan | De facto Artsakh, de jure Azerbaijan |
| 2020-09-27 | Second Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh Armenia  Azerbaijan Turkey | Second Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh Armenia  Azerbaijan Turkey | Second Nagorno-Karabakh War  Artsakh Armenia  Azerbaijan Turkey |
| 2020-11-10 | Control over Nagorno-Karabakh is divided between Azerbaijan and Artsakh with Russian peacekeeping forces. Final status to be determined. | Control over Nagorno-Karabakh is divided between Azerbaijan and Artsakh with Russian peacekeeping forces. Final status to be determined. | Control over Nagorno-Karabakh is divided between Azerbaijan and Artsakh with Russian peacekeeping forces. Final status to be determined. |
| September 2023 – January 2024 | Dissolution of the Republic of Artsakh due to the 2023 Azerbaijani Offensive, followed by a refugee crisis in which nearly the entire population fled to Armenia. | Dissolution of the Republic of Artsakh due to the 2023 Azerbaijani Offensive, followed by a refugee crisis in which nearly the entire population fled to Armenia. | Dissolution of the Republic of Artsakh due to the 2023 Azerbaijani Offensive, followed by a refugee crisis in which nearly the entire population fled to Armenia. |