Vahka

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Vahka was a medieval town that served as an early capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.

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Vahka canonical 3

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former populated place ⓘ
medieval town ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Armenians ⓘ
associatedWithPoliticalEntity Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
followedBy Sis as capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
governedBy Armenian kings of Cilicia ⓘ
linked to: Hethum I of Armenia
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of early Cilician Armenian statehood ⓘ
hasFunction administrative center ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ
residential center for nobility ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
hasHistoricalStatus abandoned settlement ⓘ
hasRoleInHistory early political center of Cilician Armenia ⓘ
languageUsedHistorically Armenian ⓘ
linked to: Armenian language

Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
Cilicia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Turkey ⓘ
partOf Cilician Armenia ⓘ
precededBy earlier fortified settlements in Cilicia ⓘ
religionPracticedHistorically Christianity ⓘ
religiousAffiliationHistorically Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
servedAs early capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ⓘ
timeOfFlourishing High Middle Ages ⓘ
usedAs royal residence ⓘ

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