Qubadli was part of the Zangezur uezd of the Elizavetpol Governorate during the Russian Empire.

[2] According to the 1912 publication of the Caucasian Calendar, the village of Qubadli was home to 672 people, the majority of whom were Azerbaijanis (classified as "Tatars" in the census).

During the early Soviet period in 1933, Qubadli was part of the village council of the same name in the Zangilan District.

[6] It housed an asphalt plant, a poultry factory, a stone quarry, three schools, two public libraries, a cultural centre, a movie theatre, and a hospital.

[6] It was later incorporated into the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province, where it was known as Kashunik (Armenian: Քաշունիք), Sanasar (Սանասար), and Vorotan (Որոտան).