Vahe Haykazuni ( hy, Վահէ Հայկազունի; 351 BC – 331 BC), also known simply as Vahe, was a king of
Armenia
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. He was the last
offspring
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of the
Hayk Dynasty.
According to
Moses of Khoren
Movses Khorenatsi (ca. 410–490s AD; hy, Մովսէս Խորենացի, , also written as ''Movses Xorenac‘i'' and Moses of Khoren, Moses of Chorene, and Moses Chorenensis in Latin sources) was a prominent Armenian historian from the late an ...
, he was an ally of
Darius III, King of Persia. He revolted against
Alexander the Great
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but was killed in battle.
Because of his bravery, his name Vahe, became synonymous for the Armenians as a true warrior and a true king. Many Armenians are named Vahe (or Vahé) after him, Vahe being a common
given name
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.
With his death, the Armenian Haykazuni dynasty came to an end and Armenia was subjected to 10 years of Macedonian rule.
See also
*
List of Armenian Kings
References
351 BC births
331 BC deaths
Kings of Armenia
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