Amatuni

The House of Amatuni (Armenian: Ամատունի) is an ancient Armenian noble family, known from the 4th century in the canton of Artaz, between lakes Van and Urmia, with its center at Shavarshan (latter-day Maku), and subsequently also at Aragatsotn, west of Lake Sevan, with the residence at Oshakan.[1]

  1. ^ Toumanoff, Cyril. Amatuni Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Edition. Retrieved on December 25, 2007.