Sassanian Armenia

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Sassanian Armenia was the eastern part of historic Armenia under Sassanian Persian rule, notable as a center of Armenian cultural and religious life despite foreign domination.

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Sasanian Armenia 1
Sassanian Armenia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian polity
historical region
appliesToPart eastern Armenia
capital Dvin
continent Asia
country Sasanian Empire
dissolved 7th century
endTime c. 651
ethnicGroup Armenians
followedBy Arab Armenia
Armenia under the Rashidun Caliphate
follows Arsacid Armenia
linked to: Kingdom of Armenia

Kingdom of Armenia
Roman Armenia
hasCapital Dvin
hasCause deposition of the Arsacid Armenian monarchy
partition of Armenia (387)
hasEffect development of Armenian literature
preservation of Armenian Christianity
strengthening of Armenian nobility (nakharars)
hasGovernmentForm marzpanate
hasPart marzpanate of Armenia
hasSovereign Khosrow I
Khosrow II
Peroz I
Yazdegerd I
Yazdegerd II
inception 428
languageUsed Classical Armenian
Middle Persian
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Armenian Highlands
Caucasus
notableWork Armenian ecclesiastical architecture
early Armenian historiography
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment marzpan
partOf Sasanian Empire
religion Armenian Apostolic Church
Zoroastrianism
rulingDynasty Sasanian dynasty
linked to: Sasanian Empire
significantEvent Battle of Avarayr
Byzantine–Sasanian wars
Nvarsak Treaty
Vardanants War
significantPlace Artsakh
linked to: Republic of Artsakh

Ayrarat
Dvin
Syunik
linked to: Syunik Province

Vaspurakan
startTime 428

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Mesrop Mashtots workLocation Sassanian Armenia
Arsacid dynasty of Armenia successor Sasanian Armenia
linked to: Sassanian Armenia