Ruben II ( hy, Ռուբեն Բ), also Roupen II
or Rupen II, (c.1165–1170) was the seventh
lord of Armenian Cilicia (1169–1170).
Roupen was the son of
Thoros II, lord of Armenian Cilicia, by his second wife (and great niece) whose name is unknown. Thoros II abdicated in favour of his young son Roupen in 1169, and placed Roupen under the guardianship of the Regent
Thomas (Thomas was the child’s maternal grandfather). However, Thoros II’s brother,
Mleh disputed the succession; Mleh had fled to
Nur ad-Din (the emir of
Aleppo
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after quarreling with Thoros II and attempting to assassinate him.
Mleh refused an amicable settlement with Regent Thomas regarding the succession to the leadership of
Armenian Cilicia
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and invaded the country with a force provided by Nur ad-Din.
Fearing for Roupen’s life, Thomas entrusted the young child into the care of the
patriarch Nerses IV Shnorhali in
Hromkla
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(today ''Rumkale'' in
Turkey) and fled to
Antioch.
This measure of caution, however, did not save the life of the young Roupen, who was followed by his uncle’s men and murdered at
Hromgla.
Footnotes
Sources
*Ghazarian, Jacob G: ''The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia during the Crusades: The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins (1080–1393)''; RoutledgeCurzon (Taylor & Francis Group), 2000, Abingdon;
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External links
Smbat Sparapet's Chronicle
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12th-century murdered monarchs
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Monarchs who died as children
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Monarchs of the Rubenid dynasty
12th-century rulers of Armenian Cilicia