Artsakh was the tenth province of the Kingdom of Armenia from c. 189 BC until 387 AD and afterwards made part of the Caucasian Albania, a subject principality of the Sasanian Empire, following the Pea
The lands of Syunik (left) and Artsakh (right) until the early 9th century
Fragment of a fresco with Armenian inscribed text in Dadivank Monastery
Mushegh I Mamikonian
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Mushegh I Mamikonian was an Armenian military officer from the Mamikonian family who occupied the hereditary office of sparapet of the Kingdom of Armenia under the Arsacid kings Pap and Varazdat. He t
19th-century illustration of Mushegh I Mamikonian.
Coin of the Sasanian shahanshah Shapur II (r. 309–379)
Coin of the Roman emperor Valens (r. 364–378)
A 16th-century miniature depicting King Pap (left) and sparapet Mushegh (right, holding sword)