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Principality of Kesun also known as Principality of Vasil Gogh (XI c. — 1117) — was an independent Armenian principality formed in XI centuries.

Prehistory
In second half XI c. whole Armenia, apart from districts of Tashir and Sunik, was Seljuk tribes invasion. After that began expansion of Byzantine empire to the Transcaucasus. As a result of colonial Byzantine politics were annexed series of armenian states. The national states losses and following are turkic tribes invasion in during XI centuries whereupon rose armenian migration to other territories. From this time alien Turkic people started to oust of armenians from the Armenian Highlands and Transcaucasus

In 1071 after destruction in battle of Manzikert the Byzantine left this territories, and at the time there were formed a few Armenian principalities. One of them was the Pilartos Varajnuni state, whose included the lands from Mesopotamia to border historical Armenia. This state existed not long, however in then the time it was important place in lives of Armenian people. Refugees were coming here from the whole Armenia, whose was occupied of turkic tribes. The Varajnuni state was downfall after attack Seljuk armies in 1086. Whereupon were appeared some other Armenian principalities, whose had different degree of independent. As of 1097 already existed Rubenids and Hethumids principalities in Kilikia, also Karkar, Pir and Kesun states.

History of principality
The Kesun principality was founded by Vasil Gogh in second half XI c. At the time it was one of more important Armenian states in the Near East. When Armenian principalities crushing defeat under attack seljuks, the Kesun states became assembly point of Armenian refugees from the whole East.

Reference
Principality of Edessa or Edessa principality — was a dependent (1071 - 1083)  and independent (1083-1098) Armenian principality in the Near East.

History
In second half XI c. after invasion of Turkic tribes in Armenia and following Byzantine annexation of Armenian lands, were increased Armenian migration out of Transcaucasus to the the Near East. , where by that moment there were already a lot of settlements with domination Armenian population. In the end of century, after defeat Byzantine in battle of Manzikert, were formed a lot of independent Armenian principalities. The most powerful of them was Philaretos Brachamios state. That principality include whole Cilicia and Antioch, and also northern part of modern Syria.