History of Armenia

Sasanian Armenia
Sassanian Persians ©Angus McBride
428 Jan 1 - 646

Sasanian Armenia

Dvin, Armenia

Sasanian Armenia, also known as Persian Armenia and Persarmenia may either refer to the periods in which Armenia was under the suzerainty of the Sasanian Empire or specifically to the parts of Armenia under its control such as after the partition of 387 when parts of western Armenia were incorporated into the Roman Empire while the rest of Armenia came under Sasanian suzerainty but maintained its existing kingdom until 428.


In 428, Bahram V abolished the Kingdom of Armenia and appointed Veh Mihr Shapur as marzban (governor of a frontier province, "margrave") of the country, which marked the start of a new era known as the Marzpanate period, a period when marzbans, nominated by the Sasanian emperor, governed eastern Armenia, as opposed to the western Byzantine Armenia which was ruled by several princes, and later governors, under Byzantine suzerainty. Armenia was made a full province within Persia, known as Persian Armenia.

Last Updated: Sun Jan 07 2024

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