course of the tenth century. The city of Nakhchavan was taken, though by the second half of the ninth century the emir of Goght'n had lost it to the Bagratuni kings of Armenia. The emirs of Goght'n and Armenians kings continued to struggle over control of the Arax River Valley until King Gagik I (r. 989-1020) reduced them at end of the tenth century. It was later overrun by the Seljuks, passing under the control of the Mongols and later Safavid Persia. Early modern to modern In 1604, the region was depopulated by Shah Abbas I and its Armenian inhabitants deported to Iran. Goght'n became a part of the khanate of Nakhichevan in the mid-1700s and was divided into five districts (mahals): Ordubad, Agulis, Dasht, Belev, and Chananab. In 1752, it was attacked and subjected by Azat Khan. In the early twentieth century, Goght'an was the name given to the subregion of Sharur-Nakhichevan by the government of the First Republic of Armenia. Its administrative center was at Agulis, with commissar Ashot Melik-Musian and militia chief Movses Giulnazarian at its head. The region suffered intense fighting during a brief conflict between Armenia and the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in the latter half of 1919, including the destruction of Agulis in December by a Muslim mob. Monuments A number of historical Armenian churches were once found in Goght'n. These included Basilica of St. James in Shoṛot', the Monastery of St. Thomas the Apostle in Upper Agulis, Holy Mother of God Church in Ts'gnay, and Monastery of St. Mesrop in Msrvanis. Notes Further reading Alishan, Ghevond. Սիսական (Sisakan''). Venice: Mkhitarian Press, 1893. Former regions of Armenia Vaspurakan