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| Syunik Սիւնիք | |
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| Province of Kingdom of Armenia | |
| 189 BC–428 AD | |
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| Demonym | Syunetsi |
| Historical era | Antiquity, Middle Ages |
• Established | 189 BC |
• Province of Armenia | 189 BC – 428 AD |
• Disestablished | 428 AD |
| Today part of | Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Iran |
Syunik (Old Armenian: Սիւնիք, romanized: Siwnik῾) was a region of historical Armenia and the ninth province (nahang) of the Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC until 428 AD.[1][2] From the 7th to 9th centuries, it fell under Arab control.[3] In 821, it formed two Armenian principalities: Kingdom of Syunik and principality of Khachen, which around the year 1000 was proclaimed the Kingdom of Artsakh, becoming one of the last medieval eastern Armenian kingdoms and principalities to maintain its autonomy following the Turkic invasions of the 11th to 14th centuries.[4]
- ^ Toumanoff, Cyril (1963). Studies in Christian Caucasian History. Georgetown University Press. p. 129.
- ^ Hovannisian, Richard (1997). The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 15.
- ^ Hewsen, Robert H (2001). Armenia: A Historical Atlas. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-226-33228-4.
- ^ Hewsen. Armenia, pp. 118-121.