Ruben II (), also Roupen II or Rupen II, ( 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. (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

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) and become a

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after quarreling with Thoros II and attempting to assassinate him.

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; *

External links

Smbat Sparapet's Chronicle
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