Andzevatsik, or Andzevatciq (in hy, Անձևացիք) was a region of ancient and medieval

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 ' ...

c. 400–800 in the South-East of

Vaspurakan Vaspurakan (, Western Armenian pronunciation: ''Vasbouragan'') was the eighth province of the ancient kingdom of Armenia, which later became an independent kingdom during the Middle Ages, centered on Lake Van. Located in what is now southeaster ...

, ruled by the Antzevatsi family. Andzevatsik was the eleventh ghavar (region) of the province of

of Great Armenia. There were 3 fortified cities in the region: Alaman, Mihravan and Ahzi. Bordered in the south with the province of Korchayk. In the region there was a significant monastery of Hogyats and Kangavar fortress. Andzevatsik was one of the nine main principalities of Greater Armenia, which did not allow the

Sassanids The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...

to advance their borders, and the borders of their vassals (Iveria and Albania), further into the interior of Armenia, after the partition of the Armenian kingdom in 387 between the Sassanid and

Roman empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...

s. The Armenian princely family of

Andzevatsi The Principality of Anjewaci or Andzewatsi, was an Armenian dynasty of Median or CarduchianC. Toumanoff, ''Introduction to Christian Caucasian History II: Status and Dynasties of the Formative Period'', Traditio, Vol. XVII, pp.1–107, 1961, Fordh ...

owned five ghavaras (regions) of the province (ashkhar) of Vaspurakan south of

Lake Van Lake Van ( tr, Van Gölü; hy, Վանա լիճ, translit=Vana lič̣; ku, Gola Wanê) is the largest lake in Turkey. It lies in the far east of Turkey, in the provinces of Van and Bitlis in the Armenian highlands. It is a saline soda lake ...

(Tosp). Anzevaci descended from the kings of

Hubushkia Hubushkia was an Iron Age kingdom located between the Urartian and Assyrian sphere of influence. The exact location of Hubushkia is unknown. The kingdom appears in the Assyrian annals of the tenth and ninth centuries B.C., which record the names of ...

. Princely clan of Andzevatsi put forward a number of prominent nakharars ( Tachat Andzevatsi were presiding prince of the Emirate of Armenia) and church leaders ( Khosrov Andzevatsi). After the gradual ruin and weakening of this princely clan as a result of wars and uprisings, the princely clan of

Artsruni The Artsruni ( hy, Արծրունի; also transliterated as Ardzruni) were an ancient noble (princely) family of Armenia. Background and history The Artsruni's claimed descent from Sennacherib, King of Assyria (705 BC–681 BC). Although ...

took possession of their lands.

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