Shah-Armens
Shah-Armens Ahlatşahlar | |||||||||||
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| 1071–1207 | |||||||||||
Map of the Shah-Armens Beylik ( ) | |||||||||||
| Capital | Ahlat | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Turkish, Armenian | ||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Establishment | 1071 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1207 | ||||||||||
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The Shah-Armens (lit. 'Kings of Armenia', Turkish: Ermenşahlar), also known as Ahlatshahs (lit. 'Rulers of Ahlat', Turkish: Ahlatşahlar) or Begtimurids, was a Turkoman Sunni Muslim dynasty founded after the Battle of Manzikert (1071) and centred in Ahlat on the northwestern shore of the Lake Van. This region comprised most of modern-day Bitlis and Van, and parts of Muş provinces.