Bagrevand (also spelled Bagrewand) was a region of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
.
The
Old Iranian
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etymology of the name is disputed. It is either derived from ''*bāγa.raivanta'' ("rhubarb garden") or ''baga-raēvanta-'', which either means "the rich giver" (
Mithra
Mithra ( ae, ''Miθra'', peo, 𐎷𐎰𐎼 ''Miça'') commonly known as Mehr, is the Iranian deity of covenant, light, oath, justice and the sun. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing ...
) or "the bounteous God" (
Ahura Mazda
Ahura Mazda (; ae, , translit=Ahura Mazdā; ), also known as Oromasdes, Ohrmazd, Ahuramazda, Hoormazd, Hormazd, Hormaz and Hurmuz, is the creator deity in Zoroastrianism. He is the first and most frequently invoked spirit in the ''Yasna''. ...
).
History
It was ruled first by
Mamikonian
Mamikonian or Mamikonean ( Classical hy, Մամիկոնեան; reformed orthography: Մամիկոնյան; Western Armenian pronunciation: ''Mamigonian'') was an aristocratic dynasty which dominated Armenian politics between the 4th and 8th c ...
s and then, in IX-XI centuries, by the
Bagratuni family[Dictionary of toponymies of Armenia and adjacent regions, vol. 1, Yerevan, 1986, p. 536. In Armenian: Հայաստանի և հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, հ.1, էջ 536: Bagrevand ... in the 9th-11th centuries was under the rule of the Bagratouni Kingdom of Armenia. Բագրևանդը … 9-11-րդ դարերում մտնում էր Բագրատունիների թագավորության տիրապետության մեջ:],.
It also had its own diocese, whose bishops probably included the theologian
Yeznik of Kolb.
See also
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List of regions of old Armenia
This is a list of regions and or districts of ancient Armenia.
A
*Aghdznik
*Aliovit
* Amatunik
* Angl
* Andzevaciq
* Andzith
* Aragatzotn
* Aranean
* Aravelean
* Arsharuni
*Arsharunik
*Armenian Mesopotamia
*Artaz
* Artokh
* Artsakh
*Artzruni
*Ash ...
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Battle of Bagrevand
The Battle of Bagrevand was fought on 25 April 775, in the plains of Bagrevand, between the forces of the Armenian princes who had rebelled against the Abbasid Caliphate and the caliphal army. The battle resulted in a crushing Abbasid victory, w ...
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Bagdasarian
References
Sources
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Early medieval Armenian regions
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