| Vramshapuh Վռամշապուհ | |
|---|---|
 Modern statue of Vramshapuh and Mesrop Mashtots | |
| King of Armenia | |
| Reign | 389–414[1] |
| Predecessor | Khosrov IV |
| Successor | Shapur IV |
| Born | 340–343 |
| Died | 414 |
| Issue | Artaxias IV (Artashir IV) |
| House | Arsacid |
| Father | Varasdates (Varazdat) |
Vramshapuh[2][a] (Armenian: Վռամշապուհ, romanized: Vramsapuh) was a noble of the Arsacid dynasty who served as the Sasanian client king of Armenia from 389 until his death in 414.[8] He is mainly remembered for presiding over the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots.
- ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.85
- ^ Daryaee, The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History, p.194
- ^ a b Kurkjian, A History of Armenia, p.108
- ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.92
- ^ Ghazar Parpetsi, History of Armenia, 5th to 6th century
- ^ Daryaee, The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History, p.194
- ^ Kurkjian, A History of Armenia, p.108
- ^ Hovannisian, The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, p.85
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