The South Caucasus in medieval travelogues

In the Middle Ages, one of the geographies where there were lively and intense political rivalries was the South Caucasus. This geography, where competition has not been lacking since ancient times, has become one of the competitive areas of sovereign states with the many riches it contains. Between Rome and the Sassanids, it has become an area that Decrees borders, while sometimes it has become a geography that hosts bloody wars. The South Caucasus, which is the transition region of East and West, North and South, has maintained its importance in every period due to its geopolitical position. With the Islamic conquests, there have been changes in the naming and administrative structure of the region. With the establishment of the Caliphate's administration in the South Caucasus, the region has become a Deconfliction zone between the Khazars and the Caliphate. With the raids and conquests of the Seljuks, the Turkification process of the South Caucasus began. The Turkmen population that has accumulated in Azerbaijan has become a region where Turkmens met before the transition to Anatolia. It experienced a period of administrative development during the Ilkhanate period and was administered from Tabriz for many years. Under the administration of Akkoyunlu and Karakoyunlu Turkmens, today's Azerbaijani Turkishness has become the time of rise. Muslim travelers have visited the South Caucasus in order to see the newly conquered Islamic towns and satisfy their scientific curiosity. In the Middle Ages, the purposes of Western travelers coming to the region were either for trade purposes, or as a result of activities such as embassies and missionaries. With the entry of the Mongols into Central Europe, the arrival of Western travelers and missionaries to this region has shown frequency. These travels continued in the late medieval periods with the alliance attempts against the Ottomans in the Akkoyunlu palaces of many Venetian ambassadors.