THE HISTORY OF THE PAMBAK SULTANATE

The article on the history of the Pambak Sultanate, which existed in the system of feudal fragmented Azerbaijan in the second half of the 18th century, examines the territory, population, language, ruling dynasties of the Muslim feudal domain. The materials of the analysis indicate that the territory of the sultanate belonged to the Oghuz Turks. The territory of the sultanate covered a number of regions of present-day Armenia: Karakilisa(Kirovokancity, Gugargregion), Jalalogly(Stepanavan), Khamamli(Spitak) and part of Gyumri(Leninakan).The capital of the Sultanate was the city Karakilisa. Ananalysis of historical facts, documentary sources, historical research, as well as the names of toponyms and ethnonyms, made it possible to establish that a mixed Christian-Muslim population lived on the territory of the Pambak Sultanate with an absolute majority of Turks. The language of communication was the Turkic language. The Christian population was represented by the descendants of Albanian Christians.