Timeline of Armenian history
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| Series on: History of Armenia
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| Prehistoric Armenia | |||
| Hayasa-Azzi · Armens · Nairi · Urartu | |||
| Kingdom of Armenia | |||
| Orontid Armenia · Kingdom of Sophene · Artaxiad Dynasty · Kingdom of Commagene · Arsacid Dynasty | |||
| Medieval History | |||
| Marzpanate Period Byzantine Armenia Arab conquest of Armenia · Bagratuni Armenia · Kingdom of Vaspurakan · Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia · Zakarid Armenia |
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| Foreign Rule | |||
| Persian · Ottoman · Russian · Hamidian Massacres · Armenian Genocide | |||
| Contemporary Armenia | |||
| Democratic Republic of Armenia · Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic · Republic of Armenia | |||
| Topical | |||
| Military history · Timeline | |||
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[edit] Earliest
- 6000-4000 BC: Neolithic cultures of the South Caucasus, such as the Shulaveri-Shomu culture.
- 3400-2000 BC: Kura-Araxes culture.
- 2400 BC: The Indo-Europeans were people who migrated from Caucasus into Europe, settling on lands along the way. Armenian is one of the Indo-European language branches.
- 2300 BC: Haik creates the Armenian nation in the Ararat region. (Akkadians mention Armani in 2300 BC)
- 2000 BC: Trialeti culture
[edit] Mitanni Kingdom
- 1450 BC: Artatama I (Thutmose III of Egypt, mentions the people of Ermenen in 1446 BC)
- 1400 BC: Artashumara
- 1384 BC: Artatama II
[edit] Urartu Kingdom
- 1200 BC Armenian Nairi tribes (Նաիրի: Armenian girls names)
- 883 BC: Foundation of the Kingdom of Urartu with Aramé.
- 834-828 BC: Reign of Sarduri I who constructs Tushpa (Van).
- 810-785 BC: Reign of Menuas who conquers the Araratian fields.
- 785-763 BC: Reign of Argishtis I who creates the first Armenian Empire.
- 782 BC: Construction of the fortress of Erebuni (modern Yerevan).
- 585 BC: Conquest of Urartu by the Medes.
[edit] Armenia becomes a country
- 512 BC: Armenia is annexed to Persia by Darius I. Urartu is officially called Armenia for the first time in the Behistun inscription.
- 331 BC: Alexander the Great attacks Persia and defeats Darius III, but never conquers Armenia. As a result, Armenia regains its independence from Persia.
- 322 BC: The Armenian Orontid Kingdom is founded by King Yervand I.
[edit] First Royal Dynasty of Armenia (190 B.C. - 1 A.D.)
- 190 BC: Artaxias I reclaims Armenian sovereignty from the Seleucids by establishing the Artaxiad Dynasty with Artaxata as the capital.
- 95 BC: Accession of power by Tigranes the Great.
- 93 BC: Invasion of Cappadocia
- 88 BC: Conquest of Atropatene, Gordyene, and Osrhoene
- 83 BC: Conquest of Syria, Phoenicia, and Cilicia
- 69 BC: Tigranes' army is defeated at the Battle of Tigranocerta against Lucullus' Roman army.
- 68 BC: Lucullus is beaten off from Artaxata.
- 67 BC: Lucullus is recalled to Rome.
- 66 BC: Pompey invades Armenia, but returns to Roman land after being offered a generous sum of money by Tigranes.
- 55 BC: Death of Tigranes the Great. Artavasdes II continues to rule Armenia.
- 55 - 34 BC: Reign of Artavasdes.
- 1 AD: End of the Artaxiad Dynasty in Armenia.
[edit] The Second Armenian Royal Dynasty (53 A.D. - 423)
- 53: Tiridates I reaffirms Armenian independence by founding the Arshakuni Dynasty.
- ?: Death of Tiridates I
- ? - 110: Reign of Sanatruces I/Sanatruk, during which the Apostles Thadeus and Bartholomew preach Christianity in Armenia.
- 228 onwards: Chosroes II of Armenia repels Sassanid invasions.
- 287: Beginning of the reign of Tiridates III.
- ?: Roman Emperor Diocletianus offers Armenia the province of Atropatene.
- 301: Armenia becomes the first official Christian state in the world, King Tirdat III proclaims Christianity as the official state religion of Armenia.
- 330: End of Tiridates III's reign.
- 387: Division of Armenia into Western and Eastern parts. The latter keeps its independence.
- 392: Armenia regains its might by the coronation of King Vramshapouh in 392.
- 406: Mesrop Mashtots invents the Armenian alphabet.
- 428: End of the Arshakuni Dynasty.
[edit] Marzpan period (428 - 640)
- 451: The Battle of Avarayr, led by Vartan Mamikonian, secures the Christian religion in Armenia.
[edit] The Third Armenian Royal Dynasty (862- 1045)
- 861-862: Ashot I Bagratuni is recognized as prince of princes by the Baghdad court, followed by a war against local Muslim emirs.
- 885: Ashot wins and is thus recognized King of the Armenians by Baghdad in 885.
- 886: Formal recognition of Armenian sovereignty by Constantinople.
- 891: King Ashot I dies and is succeeded by his son Smbat I, in 892.
- 961: King Ashot III (953-977) transfers the capital from Kars to Ani, which came to be considered the "City of a 1001 Churches" which rivaled other metropolises like Baghdad and Constantinople.
- 1045: Armenia falls to Byzantine troops, and an exodus begins.
- 1064: Ani, once the capital of Bagratid Armenia, is plundered by the Seljuk Turks and the population nearly all gone.
[edit] The Armenian kingdom of Cilicia
- 1078: Establishment of the Armenian Principality of Cilicia, led by the Rubenid dynasty.
- 1095: The First Crusade is launched by Pope Urban I.
- 1187: Debut of Leon II's reign as prince.
- 1198: Leon II "the Magnificent" managed to secure his crown, becoming the first King of Armenian Cilicia.
- 1219: Death of Leon II.
- 1375: Fall of the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia to the Mamelukes of Egypt.
[edit] Ottoman Empire
- See also: Armenians in the Ottoman Empire
- 1461 Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople established by then the Ottoman Emperor, Mehmed II
- 1478 Armenian migration to Bruges, Belgium
- 1512 Printing of first Armenian books
- 1519 Decree of King Sigismund I that Armenians in Poland by governed under code of laws by Mkhitar Gosh
- 1547-1575 Secret Church meetings to seek ways to help Armenia
- 1555 Ottoman-Persian partition of Armenia
- 1567 Establishment of Armenian printing press in Constantinople
- 1637-1695 Eremia Kiumurjian, historian, poet, musician
- 1648 Major earthquake in Van
- 1712-1795 Sayat Nova, renowned Armenian poet troubadour
- 1759 Arrival of Hovsep Emin in Armenia
- 1778 Establishment of Nor Nakhichevan
- 1809-1848 Khachatur Abovian, novelist poet, playwright
- 1810,1818 Zeitountsi revolts
- 1811 Mkhitarist order of Vienna founded
- 1813 Treaty of Gulistan
- 1824 Founding of Nersessian Academy in Tiflis
- 1826-1858 Nickolas Balian, architect in Constantinople
- 1827 Occupation of Yerevan by Russian forces
- 1828 Treaty of Turkmanchay awards Nakhichevan and area around Erevan to Russia, strengthening Russian control of Transcaucasus and beginning period of modernization and security.
- 1915-1923 Armenian Genocide: An estimated 1,500,000 are killed.
[edit] Russian Empire
- See also: Armenians in the Russian Empire
- 1827 Occupation of Yerevan by Russian forces
- 1828 Treaty of Turkmanchay awards Nakhichevan and area around Erevan to Russia, strengthening Russian control of Transcaucasus and beginning period of modernization and security.
[edit] Democratic Republic of Armenia, 1918-1922
- See also: Democratic Republic of Armenia
- March 3 1918, The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk gives Kars, Ardahan and Batum regions to the Ottoman Empire.
- May 22 1918, Battle of Sardarapat.
- May 28, 1918 The Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians declares the Democratic Republic of Armenia from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic.
- August 4, 1918 General Lionel Charles Dunsterville leads a British expeditionary force into Baku, making himself the city's military governor.
- October 30, 1918 The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros, agreeing to leave the Transcaucasus. As military governor of Baku, General Dunsterville arranges a temporary peace between the Azeris and Armenians. Meanwhile, the Democratic Republic of Armenia assumes control of Western Armenia, now that the Ottomans are forced to leave.
[edit] Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
- See also: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
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