Kingdom of Syunik
The Kingdom of Syunik (Սյունիքի թագավորություն), one of the medieval Armenian kingdoms, emerged in the southeastern region of historical Armenia. It became a significant political
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The Kingdom of Syunik (Սյունիքի թագավորություն), one of the medieval Armenian kingdoms, emerged in the southeastern region of historical Armenia. It became a significant political
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Hittite inscriptions deciphered by E. Forrer testify to the existence of a mountain country, the Hayasa, lying around the Lake of Van. Hayasa or Khayasa
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Tigran the Great Տիգրան Մեծ Bargain with Parthians Tigran II, younger brother of Artavazd II and ruler of Armenia from 95 to 54 B.C., obtained the throne by ceding