Arminiya

Province of the Arab Caliphates ArminiyaProvince of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphatesc. 705–884The province of Arminiya under the Abbasid Caliphate, 750–884CapitalDvinHistorical eraMiddle Ages• Muslim conquest of Armenia 654• Province of Arminiya established c. 705• Ashot I declares himself King of Armenia 884 Preceded by Succeeded by Persian Armenia Byzantine Armenia Albania (satrapy) Principality of Iberia Principality of Hamamshen Bagratid Armenia Bagratid Iberia Kaysites Arminiya, also known as the Ostikanate of Arminiya or the Emirate of Armenia (Arabic: إمارة أرمينية, imārat armīniya), was a political and geographic designation given by the Muslim Arabs to the lands of Greater Armenia, Caucasian Iberia, and Caucasian Albania, following their conquest of these regions in the 7th century. Though the caliphs initially permitted an Armenian prince to represent the province of Arminiya in exchange for tribute and the Armenians' loyalty during times of war, Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan introduced direct Arab rule of the region, headed by a governor known as the ostikan with his capital in Dvin. History Early period: the Arab conquest of Armenia The detail