For dkparthia culture concept armenian man in traditional costume old armenian pictures part an artisan from amasya. His brother, vardan mamikonian, rose in rebellion in 571 and captured the city of douin. In the period between 655 and 750 they are not documented at all. Vardan mamikonian viceroy of armenia geni family tree. Mamikonian or mamikonean was an aristocratic dynasty which dominated armenian politics between the 4th and 8th century. Souren the marzban was slain in turn, and persian officials and soldiers fled. Yegishes this work is about armenian history from 428640. A member of the mamikonian family of armenias highest caliber aristocrats, he is revered as one of the greatest military and spiritual leaders of armenia, and is considered a national hero by armenians. Elish s history of vardan and the armenian war expresses in more general terms his attitude as a christian armenian to the problems of cultural survival and patriotism in a hostile environment. Vardan mamikonian project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Armenia during the 5th6th centuries armenian history. It is considered one of the first battles in defense of the christian faith. Armenian men armenian military armenian history armenian culture ancient history art history armenia travel art eras the turk ani armenian. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Washingthon, dc us president donald trump has issued his annual statement on the 105th anniversary of the armenian genocide, once again refraining from using the word genocide calling it meds yeghern, its armenian term. Saint vardan mamikonian, died 451, armenian military commander. Below is a great video describing one of the most iconic battles in the armenian history, the battle of avarayr, which took place in 451 ad. Vardan was killed, but the battle ultimately led to a treaty with persia that allowed armenia to remain a christian nation. He recently made amends with cuba and iran, which will be marked in history books, and we hope that his name will remain in history forever for recognizing the most heinous action against humanity every otherwise armenian residence of unites states plan to boycott the democratic party.
We recommend booking vardan mamikonyan statue tours ahead of time to secure your spot. What follows below is their reconstructed genealogy between the 5th and 7th centuries. The history of vardan and the armenian war ebook, 1993. His history profoundly influenced armenian writers from classical times to the present. The lecture series is sponsored by the near east section of the african and middle eastern division. Vardan mamikonian and his compatriots against persian troops who invaded to reimpose zoroastrianism on the christian state. The mamikonians were a powerful clan group who were influential in armenian political and military affairs from the 1st century bce onwards.
History of vardan and the armenian war by elishe alibris. In 451, vardan or vartan mamikonian led the armenians at the battle of avarayr against the persians. To rebuff typical snubbing by the native armenian aristocracy for having the good fortune of marrying well, the mamigonians came up with the idea give a boost to their pedigree of originating from china since the name of their people, tzan, resembles the name han meaning chinese. Vardan was killed, but the battle ultimately led to a treaty with persia that allowed armenia to. Description of the avarayr battle of 451 between armenia and iran. Many historians suggest avarayr was one of the first major battles for christianity in history. Apart from the original pyrrhic victory in the 3rd century bc, the battle of avarayr is one of the earliest examples of the concept. Vartan, best known for leading the armenian army at the battle of avarayr in 451, ultimately secured the armenians right to practice christianity. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. He was appointed as marzban governor of persian armenia in 485, and would remain that until his death around 503510. Equestrian statue of vartan mamikonian in gyumri armenia. The persian attempt to impose zoroastrianism on the armenians provoked a rebellion, which ended when vardan and his companions were slain at the battle of avarayr.
The presentday republic of armenia occupies but a fraction of the ancient armenia, which extended from the lesser caucasus mountains south across the armenian plateau to the taurus mountains. Vardan mamikonian, a member of the mamikonian family, is revered as one of the greatest military and spiritual leaders. The second victory was gained near nersehapat, a village in the very plain of historic avarair, where vardan mamikonian had fallen, thirtyone years before. Vardan mamikonian the hero of the battle of avarair. Battle of avarayr project gutenberg selfpublishing. Many armenian noble families had urartian backgrounds and. He is best known for leading the armenian army at the battle of avarayr in 451, which ultimately secured the armenians right to practice christianity. Genealogy profile for vardan mamikonian viceroy of armenia general vard of armenia mamikonian vard, patricier armenien c. This is also an unfogettable memoir about the heros of the time, including vardan mamikonian, the general of the armenian army. The history of vardan and the armenian war by eghishe. Lament for the heroes of avarair the armenian weekly. Raffi, the prophet from payajuk, by murad meneshian downloadables. The third triumph was that of a handful of men at the village of erez, district of arsharuniq. The battle took place between the sassanid empire of persia and an armenian army under the command of vardan mamikonian.
They ruled the armenian regions of taron, sasun, bagrevand and others. Yerevan economic growth in armenia will practically grind to a halt this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, economy minister tigran khachatryan said on friday, stating that a set of stringent restrictions imposed on the movement of people and the governments ban on certain types of economic activity will cause serious damage to the economy. It is named after the armenian holiday that commemorates the battle of avarayr may, a. Yeghishe400 480 was a prominent armenian historian of the 5th century. Avarayri cakatamart was fought on 2 june 451 on the avarayr plain in vaspurakan between the armenian army under vardan mamikonian and sassanid persia. The battle of avarayr explained in a video artatsolum. In 481 he rebelled against the sasanian empire that controlled the eastern part of armenia known as persian armenia. Although he died in the doomed battle of vartanantz 451, the continued insurrection led by vahan mamikonian, the son of vartans brother, resulted in the restoration of armenian autonomy with the nvarsak treaty 484, thus guaranteeing the survival of armenian statehood in later centuries. The 22nd vardanants day armenian lecture series features. It is named after the armenian holiday that commemorates the battle of avarayr a. The history of vardan and the armenian war book, 1993. Vardanants day lecture marks opening of armenian exhibition. The armenian church canonized vardan and the 1036 warriors who had died with him on the battlefield of avarayr.
Inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history. Despite their victory the persians renounced their plans to convert armenia by force, and they deposed the traitorous armenian governor. A modern medal depicting the armenian general and leader of the mamikonian dynasty vardan mamikonian who famously fell at the battle of avarayr against the sasanian empire in 451 ce. Despite their victory the persians renounced their plans to convert armenia by force. History diocese of the armenian church of the united. Twelfth annual vardanants day armenian lecture library. Book ii describes the antiiranian armenian uprising of 450451 the battle of awarayr led by vardan mamikonean. Whatever their origins, the mamikonians went on to play a pivotal role in armenian history.
Armenian genocide related links salmast heritage association. Vardan mamikonian, a member of the mamikonian family, is revered as one of the greatest military and spiritual leaders of christian armenia in the 5th century. Mamikonian, vartan 393451 also known as saint vardan was an armenian military leader, a martyr and a saint of the armenian church. The discontented armenian princes having made some remarks against the marzban, manuel mamikonian was killed in retaliation. Vardan mamikonian military wiki fandom powered by wikia. In saint vardan mamikonian companions were slain at the battle of avarayr. Coronavirus pandemic will cause serious damage to armenia.
Saint vardan mamikonian armenian military commander. Frequent earthquakes still remind us that the land lies near the great geological fault between the asian and african subcontinent plates. The lecture series is sponsored by the near east section of the african and middle eastern division and was named after the armenian holiday that commemorates the battle of avarayr 451 a. The vardanants day lecture series was created to explore and present all aspects of armenian culture and history.
Vardan mamikonian was an armenian military leader, a martyr and a saint of the armenian church. A really good one for those who want to get closer to armenian history and learn more about the important struggles of armenians against persian kings. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Both sides suffered significant losses, the prince died.