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House of Bagratuni
royal dynasty of Armenia
Arda of Armenia
Queen of Jerusalem from 1100 to 1105
David Bek
Armenian nobleman and revolutionary
Gregory Pakourianos
Byzantine general
Artabanes
Artabanes (, Armenian: Artawan, from Parthian Artawân, fl. 538–554) was an Byzantine general of Armenian origin who served under Justinian I (). Initially a rebel against Byzantine authority, he fled to the Sassanid Persians but soon returned to Byzantine allegiance. He served in Africa, where he won great fame by killing the rebel general Guntharic and restoring the province to imperial allegiance. He became engaged to Justinian's niece Praejecta, but did not marry her due to the opposition of the Empress Theodora. Recalled to Constantinople, he became involved in a failed conspiracy against
Valerian Madatov
19th century Russian general
Khosrovidukht
thumb|Modern-day Kemah, Erzincan|Kemah, Turkey, where the ancient city Ani-Kamakh was in which Khosrovidukht was imprisoned
Vasili Bebutov
Russian Armenian General
Siunia Dynasty
Armenian noble family
Mushegh I Mamikonian
Armenian noble
Rshtuni
Rshtuni (, also spelled Rashduni, Rshdouni, Reshdouni, Rashdouni, Rachdouni, Rachdoni, Rshduni, and Rushdoony) was an old Armenian noble house which ruled the region of Rshtuniq who were purportedly descendants of Rusas I of Urartu.
Jalinus
Jalinus (, also or ) was a 7th-century Sasanian military leader. He may have been of Armenian noble origin. He was reportedly the commander of the ruler's personal guard and was tasked with guarding Khosrow II during the latter's imprisonment. He was one of the commanders of the Sasanian army during the Arab conquest of Iran and was killed at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah in 636.
azat
Azat (; plural ազատք azatkʿ, collective ազատանի azatani) was a class of Armenian nobility; the term came to designate the middle and lower nobility originally, in contrast to the naxarark who were the great lords. From the Late Middle Ages on the term and its derivatives were used to designate the entire body of the nobility.
Armenian nobility
privileged social class in Armenia
Hosvep Arghouthian
18th-century Armenian archbishop
Manuel I Mamikonian
Sparapet of Great Armenia (378-385)
Tumanishvili
thumb|Coat of arms of Princes Tumanishvili The House of Tumanishvili () or House of Tumanian (), later Russianized as Toumanov or Toumanoff () is an Armeno-Georgian Princes Batounishvili family.
Vache I Mamikonian
Sparapet of Great Armenia (310-338)
Kir Fard
Cylaces
Cylaces or Glak (, misspelled in the manuscripts of Faustus of Byzantium's history) was a 4th-century Armenian eunuch who occupied the office of '''' (grand chamberlain). He initially defected to the Sasanian side during Shapur II's invasion of Armenia, but later rejoined the Armenians in 368 and fought Shapur II's forces. In 370, he sent messengers to Shapur II, promising him to betray the Armenian king Pap (). However, this ploy was discovered by Pap, who had Cylaces assassinated.
Bagrat Pakrad
Armenian adventurer
Melik Shahnazar II
Armenian duke