 Later, it became part of the Urartu Kingdom between the 8th and 6th centuries BC.After the Achaemenid invasion, the region became part of the Satrapy of Armenia between the 6th and 4th centuries BC.With the establishment of the Kingdom of Armenia in 331 BC, the region became part of the "Tashir" canton of Gugark; the 13th province of Greater Armenia.