Principality of Hamamshen
Principality of Hamamshen Համամշէն | |||||||||
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| 790–1486 | |||||||||
| Capital | Hamamshen | ||||||||
| Common languages | Armenian | ||||||||
| Religion | Armenian Apostolic Church | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
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| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 790 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1486 | ||||||||
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| History of Armenia |
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| Timeline • Origins • Etymology |
The Principality of Hamamshen (Homshetsi dialect: Համամշէն, Eshakhutatun Hamamshen) was a small principality established in about 790 by Armenians who fled the Arab invasions of Armenia and the creation of the Muslim Arab-ruled state of Arminiya.