on behalf of melikdom of kashatag, which were belonged to the aykazyan family, a document written in persian in 1691-92 was preserved. it includes the joint appeal of melik akhnazar and his subordinate village headmen(in armenian "tanuter", in persian "kedhuda"), addressed to the shah’s court. in the document, they appoint as their authorized representatives the son of melik akhnazar, ilyas (elias), and one of the elders, hikor, who were supposed to present the problems arising in the region to the shah’s court and defend the interests of the local population.