The Connection Between the Medieval History of Kalbajar and Daralayaz

The article examines the historical connections between Kalbajar and the Daralayaz region through the analysis of migration processes that occurred between the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. The main objective of the study is to clarify the movement of populations from the Kalbajar area to Daralayaz during the thirteenth–fourteenth centuries and their subsequent return to Kalbajar between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. The research suggests that these migrations were closely related to the military and political upheavals that affected the South Caucasus during the second Mongol campaigns. In particular, the devastation of settlements in the Tartarchay basin, including the territory of present-day Kalbajar, created conditions that forced part of the local population to seek refuge in neighboring regions. Evidence from historical sources indicates that many of the surviving inhabitants moved to geographically accessible areas such as Daralayaz and that some of their descendants later returned to Kalbajar several centuries afterward. The study therefore highlights the historical demographic links between the two regions and contributes to the understanding of migration patterns in the medieval South Caucasus.