ڤاسپوراكان

Coordinates: 38°48′N 44°00′E / 38.8°N 44.0°E / 38.8; 44.0
(تم التحويل من مقاطعة واسبوراكان)
Վասպուրական
مقاطعة في مملكة أرمينيا القديمة
189 ق.م.–القرن 13
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العاصمةڤان
التاريخ
التاريخ 
• أرتاشياس الأول يعلن نفسه مستقلاً
189 ق.م.
• فتحها المنغول
القرن 13
اليوم جزء من تركيا
 إيران

ڤاسپوراكان ( Vaspurakan وتُكتب أيضاً Vasbouragan بالأرمنية الغربية؛ بالأرمينية: Վասպուրական، وتعني "الأرض النبيلة" أو "أرض الأمراء"[1]) كانت ثامن مقاطعات مملكة أرمينيا القديمة، والتي أصبحت لاحقاً مملكة مستقلة في العصور الوسطى، وتمركزت حول بحيرة ڤان. وتقع في ما هو الآن جنوب شرق تركيا وشمال غرب إيران. وتعتبر المنطقة مهد الحضارة الأرمنية.[1]

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التاريخ

فاسبوراكان 1788، من رسام خرائط فرنسي مجهول

From the 9th century BC, Vaspurakan was part of Urartu. In the 6th century BC, it became part of Satrapy of Armenia. From 189 BC, it became one of Greater Armenia's provinces. Then it became part of Arsacid Dynasty of Armenia. After the division of 387, it was included into أرمينيا الفارسية. In the 8th century, it fell under Arab control. Many rebellions took place in Vaspurakan. وفي 885، في أراضي مملكة أرمينيا، أصبحت فاسبوراكان حرة.

During most of its history, it was ruled by the Ardzruni dynasty, which first managed to create a principality in the area. At its greatest extent Vaspurakan comprised the lands between Lake Van and Lake Urmia (also known as Kaputan) in 908. In 908 Gagik I of Vaspurakan was recognized King of Armenia by the Abbasid Caliph in competition to the Bagratids, but soon he was reconciled with Ashot II, who recognized him as the King of Vaspurakan. In 1021, Seneqerim Ardzruni gave Vaspurakan to the Byzantine Empire, receiving estates in Sebasteia and surroundings in exchange.

After Vaspurakan was ceded to the Byzantine Empire (Vasprakia Βασπρακία, in byzantine greek), it was conquered by Seljuq Turks. Later it was ruled by Ahlatshahs, Ayyubids and Sultanate of Rum successively. In the beginning of the 13th century, part of Vaspurakan was liberated by the Zakarians, but was then conquered by the Mongols, Seljuks, Kara Koyunlu, Iranian Safavids, and then by the Ottoman Turks (though Nader Shah regained it during his short lived Afsharid dynasty). Notable is the defense of Van of 1915 during the Armenian genocide.

Armenian self-defense units holding a defense line against Turkish forces in the walled city of Van in May 1915


الكانتونات (Gavars)

Vaspurakan's territory was 40,870 km2 (16,000 sq mi) and was divided into 35 cantons. They usually took the name of the local nakharar (canton chief) that ruled them:

مواقع هامة

أشخاص بارزون

معرض صور

المراجع

  1. ^ أ ب Hovannisian, Richard G. (1999). Armenian Van/Vaspurakan. Costa Mesa, California: Mazda Publishers. ISBN 1-56859-130-6. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

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ببليوگرافيا

للاستزادة

  • Pogossian, Zaroui; Vardanyan, Edda, eds. (2019). The Church of the Holy Cross of Ałt‘amar: Politics, Art, Spirituality in the Kingdom of Vaspurakan. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-40038-2.

38°48′N 44°00′E / 38.8°N 44.0°E / 38.8; 44.0