Shusha was captured by the Armenian military and Karabakh militia forces on May 8, 1992 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The war ended in an Armenian victory, with the Nagorno Karabakh Republic gaining independence and annexing seven surrounding regions of Azerbaijan in May 1994. Most of the Azerbaijani architectural monuments such as Mardinli, Taza Mahalla mosques and madrasahs, busts of Natavan, U. Hajibeyov, Bulbul, M.P. Vagif Mausoleum were destroyed and some like Yukhari Govhar Agha, Ashaghi Govhar Agha, Saatli Mosques remain in an abandoned state. However, since the capture many other buildings were repaired such as the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, which was left desecrated and ruined from years of neglect. Funds such as Artsakh and Armenia fund have contributed to the rebuilding efforts.