Ostikanate of Arminiya
Also known as Arminiya
Arminiya, also known as the Ostikanate of Arminiya or the Emirate of Armenia (, 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 capi
Key facts
- Former subdivision.common_name
- Arminiya
- Former subdivision.capital
- Dvin
- Former subdivision.subdivision
- Province
- Former subdivision.nation
- the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates
- Former subdivision.era
- Middle Ages
- Former subdivision.year_end
- 884
- Former subdivision.event_pre
- Muslim conquest of Armenia
- Former subdivision.date_pre
- 654
- Former subdivision.event_end
- Ashot I declares himself King of Armenia
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- 81ArabAbbasidPeriod750-885.gif
- Former subdivision.image_map_caption
- The province of Arminiya under the Abbasid Caliphate, 750–884
- Former subdivision.event_start
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- History
- Early period: the Arab conquest of Armenia
- Establishment of direct Muslim control
- Abbasid period until 884
- Arab governors of Armenia
- Early governors
- Emirs (Ostikans) {{anchor|Emirs}}
- Presiding princes of Armenia
- See also
- Notes
- Sources
Arminiya, also known as the Ostikanate of Arminiya or the Emirate of Armenia (, 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 ===