Barda, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Caucasian Albania. The kingdom does not exist, but Barda is still there as part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. There is a lot about the ancient kingdom in Greek, Latin, Armenian and Arabic sources. Some of these sources also talk about Prince Juansher, the ruler of the kingdom who apparently fought Persians and Arabs. The figure of Juansher looms large in the works of Azeri historians and some have even produced maps like this (how cool is that?!):
But what do we actually know about Juansher? I am going to have to find out in 2015!
Happy New Year!
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