Gardman

Gardman was a historic district and principality in the eastern Caucasian mountains, with a fortress that bore the same name. In the seventh century the Mihranid family displaced the earlier local princely ruling house and came to rule much of Caucasian Albania. The mountainous part of Gardman was also known as Parisos, after a local kingdom.

In the medieval period the fortress remained a seat of regional lords. Much of Gardman came under the Vahramian principality, while another part was held by Ivane. When the Mongols invaded in the thirteenth century, the lord Vahram abandoned the fortress under cover of night. Its position in the mountain country made Gardman a stronghold between the uplands and the lowland plains of Arran.