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The Arsacid dynasty, called the Arshakuni (Armenian: Արշակունի, romanized: Arshakuni) in Armenian, ruled the Kingdom of Armenia (with some interruptions) from 12 to 428 AD. [1] The dynasty was a branch of the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia .
The Arshakid Kings Mausoleum and Basilica (Armenian: Արշակունիների դամբարան; also Tomb of the Arshakid Kings or Arshakuni Tomb) is a grave monument complex that sits along a gorge overlooking the Amberd River, and is located in the center of the village of Aghtsk in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.
The Kingdom of Armenia was bordered by Caucasian Albania in the east, [42] Iberia in the north, [43] the Roman Empire in the west, and Parthia, later succeeded by Sassanian Empire, in the south. The border between Iberia and the Kingdom of Armenia was the Kur River, which was also the border between Caucasian Albania and Kingdom of Armenia.
Arshakuni Dynasty or Arsacid dynasty of Armenia, ruled the Kingdom of Armenia from 54 to 428. Arshak I of Armenia or Arsaces I of Armenia, king of Armenia, also known as Arsaces I, Arshak I and Arsak (flourished 1st century) (assassinated in 35 AD), a Parthian Prince of Iranian and Greek ancestry who served as a Roman Client King of Armenia in 35.
It was the last capital of the Armenian kingdom, so it is also called Kingdom of Ani. His brother, Mushegh, stayed in Kars and founded Kingdom of Kars (963–1065) under the sovereignty of Ashot III. Later, the king of Armenia, Smbat II, allowed his brother Gurgen to organize a new kingdom in north which became the Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget ...
Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council Wednesday over the plight of the 120,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh region that Armenia says are blockaded ...
Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of "ethnic cleansing" in Karabakh, which Baku denies. The World Court in The Hague is the U.N. court for resolving disputes between countries.
This is a list of the monarchs of Armenia, rulers of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia (336 BC – AD 428), the medieval Kingdom of Armenia (884–1045), various lesser Armenian kingdoms (908–1170), and finally the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1198–1375). The list also includes prominent vassal princes and lords who ruled during times without ...