Sasanian Armenia

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Sasanian Armenia
252 – 299a
363 – 428b
428–646c
Sasanian Armenia ca. 387-591
Sasanian Armenia ca. 387-591
StatusProvince of the Sasanian Empire
CapitalDvin
Common languages
Religion
Armenian Apostolic Church
Zoroastrianism
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraLate Antiquity
• Established
252/3
299
387
• Marzbanate period starts
428
• Rashidun conquest
646
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)
Arminiya
  1. ^ Shapur I conquers Kingdom of Armenia, later lost to the Romans after the Treaty of Nisibis.
  2. ^ The Romans cede Armenia to Shapur II in 363.[1]
  3. ^ The Kingdom of Armenia is once and for all abolished by Bahram V, who appoints Veh Mihr Shapur as marzban of the country, thus starting the "Marzbanate period".

Sasanian Armenia, also known as Persian Armenia and Persarmenia (Armenian: ՊարսկահայաստանParskahayastan), may either refer to the periods in which Armenia (Middle Persian: