Battle of Avarayr

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The Battle of Avarayr was a pivotal 451 AD clash in which Armenian forces, led by Vardan Mamikonian, resisted Sasanian attempts to suppress Christianity, becoming a symbol of Armenian religious and national identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
aftermath eventually led to recognition of Armenian religious freedom ⓘ
preceded the Nvarsak Treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Avarayr War ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Avarayr
ArmenianSideReligion Christianity ⓘ
associatedDynasty Mamikonian family ⓘ
belligerent Armenian forces ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ
cause Sasanian attempt to impose Zoroastrianism on Christian Armenians ⓘ
Sasanian attempt to suppress Christianity in Armenia ⓘ
commander Vardan Mamikonian ⓘ
Yazdegerd II ⓘ
commemoratedBy Feast of St. Vardan and His Companions ⓘ
commemoratedIn Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
conflictIn Armenian resistance to Sasanian Empire ⓘ
culturalImpact central theme in Armenian literature ⓘ
subject of Armenian religious hymns ⓘ
date 451 ⓘ
451-05-26 ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
historicalSource accounts by Armenian historian Lazar Parpetsi ⓘ
accounts by Armenian historian Yeghishe ⓘ
legacy foundation myth of Armenian Christian statehood ⓘ
martyrdom narrative in Armenian tradition ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Iran–Armenia border region ⓘ
mainArmenianLeader Vardan Mamikonian ⓘ
opponentDynasty Sasanian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Sasanian Empire
opponentReligionPolicy enforcement of Zoroastrianism by Sasanian authorities ⓘ
partOf Armenian–Sasanian wars ⓘ
place Avarayr Plain ⓘ
Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
Vaspurakan ⓘ
region Persian Armenia ⓘ
linked to: Persarmenia
relatedTreaty Treaty of Nvarsak ⓘ
linked to: Nvarsak Treaty
religiousContext Christianity in Armenia ⓘ
Zoroastrianism in Sasanian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Zoroastrianism
result Armenian religious and cultural victory ⓘ
Sasanian military victory ⓘ
rulingSasanianMonarch Yazdegerd II ⓘ
SasanianSideReligion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
significance pivotal event in Armenian religious history ⓘ
symbol of Armenian Christian resistance ⓘ
symbol of Armenian national identity ⓘ
VardanMamikonianRole sparapet of Armenia ⓘ
VardanMamikonianStatus killed in battle ⓘ

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Sassanian Armenia → significantEvent → Battle of Avarayr ⓘ
Arsacid dynasty of Armenia → notableEvent → Battle of Avarayr ⓘ
Marzpanate of Armenia → significantEvent → Battle of Avarayr ⓘ
Vardanants Square → hasNameOrigin → Battle of Avarayr and Vardan Mamikonian ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Avarayr
Vardanants Square → namedAfterEvent → Vardanants (Battle of Avarayr) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Avarayr
History of Vardan and the Armenian War → mainSubject → Battle of Avarayr ⓘ
subject linked to: Yeghishe
Yeghishe → describedEvent → Battle of Avarayr ⓘ
Yazdegerd II → battle → Battle of Avarayr ⓘ
Battle of Avarayr → alsoKnownAs → Avarayr War ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Avarayr
Vardanants War → hasMainBattle → Battle of Avarayr ⓘ
Eastern Armenia → historicalEvent → Battle of Avarayr (451) context region ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Armenia
linked to: Battle of Avarayr