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List of Armenian states, dynasties, countries and territories

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This list is a list of Armenian states, dynasties, countries and territories.

Antiquity and Medieval

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  • Kingdom of Armenia (321 BC–428 AD)
  • Principality of Hamamshen (790–1486)
  • Bagratid Armenia (885–1045)
  • Kingdom of Vaspurakan[1] (908–1021)
  • Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget (979–1118)
  • Kingdom of Vanand (963–1064)
  • Kingdom of Syunik[2] (987–1170)
  • Kingdom of Artsakh (1000–1261)
  • Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1080–1375)
  • Zakarid Armenia (1201–1360) –
  • Principality of Khachen (1261–1603)
  • Melikdoms of Karabakh (1603–1822)

Modern period

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  • First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)
  • Karabakh Council (1918–1920)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1920–1991)
  • Republic of Mountainous Armenia (1921–1921)
  • Republic of Armenia (1991–current)
  • Republic of Artsakh (1991–2024)

Territories

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  • Territory are most or a significant part of the population is Armenian.
  • The official language of the territory or the mother tongue of a significant part of it is Armenian.

Ottoman Empire

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  • Bitlis Vilayet (1875–1923) – 39.78% Armenian in 1914[3]
  • Van Vilayet (1875–1922) – 32.59% Armenian in 1914[3]
  • Erzurum Vilayet (1867–1923) – 26.97% Armenian in 1914[3]
  • Mamuret-ul-Aziz Vilayet (1879–1922) – 21.24% Armenian in 1914[3]
  • Sivas Vilayet (1867–1922) – 15.56% Armenian in 1914[3]
  • Diyarbekir Vilayet (1867–1922) – 14.64% Armenian in 1914[3]

Russian Empire

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  • Armenian Oblast (1828–1840)
  • Erivan Governorate (1849–1917) – 59.80% Armenian in 1916[4]
  • Elisabethpol Governorate (1867–1920) – 32.85% Armenian in 1916[4]
  • Tiflis Governorate (1846–1917) – 27.95% Armenian in 1916[4]
  • Kars Oblast (1878–1917) – 32.46% Armenian in 1916[4]

Soviet Union

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  • Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (1923–1991)

Others

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The dynasties of Byzantine Empire

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  • Heraclian dynasty (610–695) – Heraclius, the founder of the dynasty, was probably fully or partially Armenian descent.[5][6][7][8][9]
  • Macedonian dynasty (867–1056) – Basil I, the founder of the dynasty, was probably of fully or partially Armenian descent.[10][11][12] The tenure of that dynasty (9th to the 11th centuries) is considered the apex of Armenian dominance in the political and military structure of the empire.[13]

References

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  1. ↑ Minorsky 1953, p. 26.
  2. ↑ Papazian 1986, pp. 467–478.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Childs 1922.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Кавказский календарь на 1917 год, pp. 214–221.
  5. ↑ Kaegi 2003, p. 21.
  6. ↑ Geanakoplos 1984, p. 344.
  7. ↑ Treadgold 1997, p. 287.
  8. ↑ Roberts 1997, p. 161.
  9. ↑ Runciman 1987, p. 10.
  10. ↑ Treadgold 1997, p. 455.
  11. ↑ Bury 1911, p. 467.
  12. ↑ Whittow 1996, p. 201.
  13. ↑ Bournoutian 2002, p. 89.

Sources

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  • Papazian, H. (1986). "ARMENIA AND IRAN vi. Armeno-Iranian relations in the Islamic period". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. II. pp. 467–478.
  • Minorsky, V. (1953). Studies in Caucasian History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-05735-6.
  • Treadgold, Warren T. (1997). A History of the Byzantine State and Society. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804726306.
  • Geanakoplos, Deno J. (1984). Byzantium: Church, Society, and Civilization Seen Through Contemporary Eyes. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226284606.
  • Kaegi, Walter Emil (2003). Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81459-1.
  • Runciman, Steven (1987). A History of the Crusades. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-34770-9.
  • Roberts, John Morris (1997). A Short History of the World. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511504-8.
  • Bury, John Bagnell (1911). "Basil I.". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 467.
  • Bournoutian, George (2002). A Concise History of the Armenian People: From Ancient Times to the Present. Mazda Publishers. ISBN 9781568591414.
  • Кавказский календарь на 1917 год [Caucasian calendar for 1917] (in Russian). Tbilisi: Kavkazskiy kalendar. 1917.
  • Whittow, Mark (1996). The Making of Byzantium, 600-1025. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520204966.
  • Childs, William John (1922). "Armenia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 30 (12th ed.).
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