It was governed by Armenian princes.

Armenian princes kept the troops there and on a contractual basis to defend Kafa.

During this period, the city reached a level of semi-independence under the rule of Armenian princes.

Abraham was invited as a guest of honor at Nader's coronation and Armenian princes were granted autonomy.

Vakhtang called on the Armenian princes and the Huns for co-operation.

In the end, P'arnajom is defeated and killed, and thereafter the Armenian prince becomes the king of Iberia.

In 681/2, however, he joined the Armenian and Albanian princes in a general uprising against the Arab hegemony.

The Arab invasions later led to the rise of several Armenian princes who came to establish their dominance in the region.

One has been kidnapped and brought up as the Armenian prince, Tigrane.

Smbat was the ancestor of the Armenian princes of Syunik.