Caspiane, or Kaspiane (
Kaspkʿ) was the land populated by the tribe of
Caspians, after whom it received its name. Originally a province of
Medes in the 3rd-2nd centuries BC, the land of the Caspians was conquered by
Armenians in the 2nd century BC, then passed to
Caucasian Albania under
Sassanid Persian suzerainty in the 5th century, and later became an independent state. In the 2nd century AD, it became known as
Paytakaran, and after 387 AD. became a part of the larger region of
Balasakan.