Mushegh I Mamikonian | |
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 19th-century illustration of Mushegh I Mamikonian. | |
| Died | 377/8 |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Armenia |
| Rank | Sparapet (generalissimo) |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Bagavan |
| Relations | Vasak I Mamikonian (father) |
Mushegh I Mamikonian[a] (also spelled Mushel; d. 377/8) was an Armenian military officer from the Mamikonian family who occupied the hereditary office of sparapet (generalissimo) of the Kingdom of Armenia under the Arsacid kings Pap (r. 370–374) and Varazdat (r. 374–378). He took part in the Armenian resistance against the forces of the Sasanian monarch Shapur II (r. 309–379), notably taking part in the Battle of Bagavan, where the Iranian forces were defeated. He was the regent of Armenia under the young and inexperienced Varazdat, who eventually suspected him of posing a danger to his rule, and thus had him executed, in 377/8.
Mushegh may be identical with the Artabanes mentioned in the works of the contemporary Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus.
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