Joseph Orbeli
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Joseph Orbeli was a Soviet-Armenian orientalist, public figure and academician who specialized in medieval history of Transcaucasia and administered the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad from 1934 to 1951
A 2012 Armenian stamp dedicated to Orbeli
Orbeli on a 1987 Soviet stamp
Hasan-Jalalyan
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Hasan-Jalalyan is a medieval Armenian dynasty that ruled over parts of the South Caucasus. From the early thirteenth century, the family held sway in Khachen in what are now the regions of lower Karab
Depiction of Hasan-Jalal Dawla, Gandzasar monastery, 1238
The Gandzasar monastery in present-day Martakert, which went on to serve as the family sepulcher and religious See, was completed in 1240.
The Gandzasar Zhamatun, dedicated by Hasan-Jalalyan in 1261.
The remains of Hasan-Jalal's fortress of Khokhanaberd, as seen from Gandzasar, are on the mountain on the left.