Vasak I Mamikonian (died ) was an
Armenian military officer from the
Mamikonian family
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 ...
, who occupied the hereditary office of ''
sparapet
' ( hy, սպարապետ) was a military title and office in ancient and medieval Armenia. Under the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia, the ' was the supreme commander of the kingdom's armed forces. During the Arsacid period and for some time afterwards ...
'' (
generalissimo) of the
Kingdom of Armenia under the
Arsacid king
Arshak II (reigned c. 350–367/8).
According to the ''
Buzandaran Patmut‘iwnk‘'', which may have been composed in , Vasak was known for playing a disruptive role between Arshak II and the
Sasanian monarch
Shapur II (309–379), and for orchestrating many Armenian victories over the Sasanian army.
Vasak was put to death in by Shapur following the capture of Arshak.
References
Vasak
Sparapets
People executed by the Sasanian Empire
4th-century Armenian people
360s deaths
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