PATRIARCHS
2350 BC -  1700 BC
HAIG
ARMENAG
ARAMAYIS
AMASSIA
KEGHAM
HARMA
ARAM
1770-1440 BC
ARA KEGHETZIG
ARA GARDOS
ANOUSHAVAN
BARET
ARPAG
ZAVEN
VARNAS
SOUR
HAVANAG
1400-1200 BC
VASHTAK
HAIKAK
AMPAK
ARNAK
SHAVARSH
NORAIR
VESTAM
KAR
GORAK
HRANT
ENDZAK
GEGHAK
1200-800 BC
HORO
ZARMAIR
PERCH
ARBOUN
HOY
HOUSSAK
KAIPAK
SKAIORDI
KINGS
800-330 BC
PAROUYR
HRATCHIA
PHARNOUAS
PACHOUYCH
KORNAK
PHAVOS
HAIKAK II
EDOUARD I
TIGRAN I
VAHAGN
ARAVAN
NERSEH
ZAREH
ARMOG
BAGAM
VAN
VAHE
 
                             HISTORICAL DATA
                              EARLIEST TIMES
 

Arrival of the Armeno-Phrygians in Thrace
Crossing of the Bosphorus by the Armeno-Phrygians in Phrygia 1250 B.C.
Settlement of the Armeno-Phrygians in Phrygia 1000
The Armenians seperate from the Phrygians 800
Occupation of the Ararat region 600
Median rule (Cyaxares) 590-550
Achaemenian Rule of Persia 550-330
Macedonian Rule 330-315
 
                          FIRST PERIOD OF INDEPENDENCE
 

Neoptolemus seizes Armenia 323 B.C.
Orontes I or Erouand 322-301
Ardoates (=Artavazd, or Orontes-Erouand) 301
Artavazanes or Asrtavaz 243-220
Orontes II 220-215
 
                 RULE OF THE SELEUCIDS 215-190 B.C.
                  SECOND PERIOD OF INDEPENDENCE
           ARTASHESIAN DYNASTY (DYNASTY OF ARTAXIAS)
 
Artaxias or Asrtashes I 190-159 B.C.
Artavazd I 159-149
Tigran I or Tiran 149-123
Tigran II, the Great 94-54 B.C.
Artavazd II 55-34
Alexander 34-31
Artashes II 30-20
Tigran III 20 B.C.-8 A.D.
Tigran IV 8-5 A.D.
Erato 8-5 A.D.
Artavazd III 5-2 A.D.
Tigran IV and Erato (Second time) 2-1 A.D.
 
                             FOREIGN KINGS
 
Ariobarzan (Median) A.D. 2-4
Artavazd IV (Median) 4-6
Tigran V (Jewish) 6-14
Erato (again) 14-15
Vonon (Parthian) 16-17
Artashes III (or Zeno, Roman) 18-34
Arshak I (Parthian) 34-35
Mithridates (Georgian) 35-37 and 47-51
Hradamizd (Georgian) 51-53
 
                          ARMENIAN ARSACIDS
 
Trdat I (Parthian) 52-59 and 66-75
Tigran VI 60-61
Asxadar (Exedares) 100-113
Parthamasiris 113-114
Parthamaspates 116-117
Vologases or Vagharsh I 117-140
Sohemus 140-162
Pacorus 162-163
Sohemus (again) 164-185
Vagharsh II 185-190
Khosrov I 190-216
Trdat II or Khosrov II, the Great 216-238
End of Parthian Kingdom, A.D. 226
Sassanian Dynasty founded in Persia, A.D. 226
Trdat III 287-294 and 297-330
Conversion of Armenia to Christianity 305
Artavazd V 252-261
Palmyrian Rule 261-272
Khosrov III (Kotak, "the short") 331-339
Tiran 340-350
Arshak II 350-367
Pap 367-374
Varazdat 374-378
Arshak III 378-389
Vagharshak (Valarsas) 378-386
Division of Armenia, Between the Romans and the Persians, 387 A.D.
Khosrov IV 385-387 A.D.
Vramshapuh 387-414
Invention of the Armenian alphabet, A.D.404
Khosrov IV (restored) 415
Shahpur 416-428
Interregnum, Persian rule, 420-423
Artashes 423-428
End of Arsacid Dynasty in Armenia. A.D.  428
 
                         PERSIAN RULE (403-634)
                    MARZPANS OR GOVERNORS-GENERAL
 
                In all 35 Marzpans, of which 29 Persians and 6 Armenians.
                        Vardan the Great, 451 (Battlee of Avarair).
                          Fall of the Persian Empire A.D. 652
 
              GOVERNORS-GENERAL OF BYZANTINE ARMENIA
 
                    12 Governors succeeded each other from 591-705
                        The Arabs break into Armenia, A.D. 640
 
                             ARAB DOMINATION
                    VOSTIKANS OR GOVERNORS-GENERAL
 
               26 Vostikans are listed for this period running from 654-851
 
                      THIRD PERIOD OF INDEPENDENCE
                  DYNASTY OF THE ARMENIAN BAGRATIDS
 
Ashot I 885-890 A.D.
Sembat I 890-914
Ashot II, "of Iron" 914-929
Ashot, the Usurper 921
Abas 929-953
Ashot III, "the Merciful" 953-977
Sembat II, the Conqueror 977-989
Gagik I (Shahenshah) 989-1020
Sembat III or Hovhannes Sembat 1020-1042
Ashot IV 1020-1042
Gagik II 1042-1045 (died 1079 at Cyzistra).
 
                    Kingdom of Vaspurakan (Ardzruni)
 
Katchik-Gagik 914-937
Derenik-Ashot 937-953
Abousahl-Hamazasp 953-972
Ashot-Sahak 972-983
Gourgen-Khatchik 983-1003
Seneqerim-Hovannes 1003, died 1026
David, at Sivas 1027-1037
Atom, at Sivas 1037-1080
Abousahl, at Sivas 1037-1080

    •                                Kingdom of Kars
     
    Mushegh 962-984
    Abas 984-989
    Gagik 1029-1064 d. in Greece 1080
     
                           Kingdom of Armenian Albania
     
    David d. 1046
    Koriké 1046-1082
     
                        FOURTH PERIOD OF INDEPENDENCE
            DYNASTY OF THE ROUPENIANS IN NEW ARMENIA (CILICIA)
     
                                    1. BARONS
     
    Roupen I 1080-1095
    Constantine I 1095-1099
    Theros I 1099-1129
    Leon I 1129-1137, d. 1141 in Constantinople
    Rule of the Byzantines 1137-1145
    Thoros II 1145-1169
    Mleh 1170-1175
    Roupen II 1175-1187
    Leon II 1187-1196, then as King Leon I 1196-1219
     
                                    2. KINGS

     

    Leon I 1196 (crowned 1199)-1219
    Queen Zabel 1219-1252
    Philip 1222-1225
    Hetoum I 1226-1270
    Leon II 1270-1289
    Hetoum II 1289-1297
    Thoros 1293-1295
    Sembat 1296-1298
    Constantin I 1298-1299
    Leon II  1301-1307
    Oshin 1308-1320
    Leon IV 1320-1342
    Guy de Lusignan or Constantin II 1342-1344
    Constantin III 1344-1363
    Leon the Usurper 1363-1365
    Constantin IV 1365-1373
    Leon V 1374-1375. Died in Paris, 1393