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Arshavir II Kamsarakan was an
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
prince from the
Kamsarakan
Kamsarakan ( hy, Կամսարական) was an Armenian noble family that was an offshoot of the House of Karen, also known as the Karen-Pahlav. The Karens were one of the Seven Great Houses of Iran and were of Parthian origin.
In the Byzantine-S ...
family. He was the son of Gazavon II, who immigrated to
Sasanian-controlled Armenia following the
Roman
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annexation of the
western part of historic Armenia. Arshavir II is notable for having taken part in the anti-Sasanian revolt of 451, led by his father-in-law
Vardan Mamikonian
Vardan Mamikonian ( hy, Վարդան Մամիկոնեան; – 451) was an Armenian military leader who led a rebellion against Sasanian Iran in 450–451. He was the head of the Mamikonian noble family and holder of the hereditary title of , ...
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He later died about 460. He was succeeded by his son Narses, who later took part in the insurrection of 482 to 484, led by Vardan's nephew
Vahan Mamikonian
Vahan Mamikonian ( hy, Վահան Մամիկոնյան) (440/445503/510) was an Armenian nobleman from the Mamikonian family. In 481 he rebelled against the Sasanian Empire that controlled the eastern part of Armenia known as Persian Armenia. He wa ...
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Ghazar Parpetsi
Ghazar Parpetsi ( hy, Ղազար Փարպեցի, translit=Łazar P῾arpec῾i) was a 5th to 6th century Armenian chronicler and historian. He had close ties with the powerful Mamikonian noble family and is most prominent for writing a history of ...
, ''History of the Armenians''.
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* {{cite encyclopedia , article = Kamsarakan , last = Toumanoff , first = Cyril , url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kamsarakan , editor-last = , editor-first = , editor-link = , encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, Vol. XV, Fasc. 5 , pages = 453–455 , location = , publisher = , year = 2010 , isbn =
Kamsarakan family
5th-century Armenian people
Armenian people from the Sasanian Empire
Rebellions against the Sasanian Empire
460 deaths
Year of birth unknown