Arzanene

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Arzanene (also Aghdznik or Altzniq, Armenian Աղձնիք ) is a historical region of Greater Armenia, which today lies in the northeastern part of Turkey , Diyarbakır Province (historical Diyar-i Bekri, area of ​​Bekr). It extends above the upper reaches of the Tigris and is located southeast of Lake Van . The ancient city of Martyropolis (histor. Tigranokerta) is assigned to it. The region itself is assigned to the Empire of Gordion in Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898) . Rawlinson sees a relatively secure identity with Kherzan / Arzen.

The region was ruled by Bakur (or Pakur) up to 300 in its Great Armenian period .

The region is mentioned in the context of the Roman-Persian Wars , among other things . For example, in the aftermath of the Battle of Satala around 300, it was added to the Roman Empire in the form of a satrapy . Around 330 it was attached to Siunik . Around 500 during the wars of Kavadh I , the commander-in-chief Illyr Celer, the magister officiorum, invaded the Arzanene. For the year 585 it is reported that the general Philippikos marched there with his troops and thereby made great booty.

In the 10th century it was a small Arab tribal area in Kurdistan . The region was conquered around 962 by the Arab prince Hamdum , who then installed his sister as regent, who would rule the country for ten years.

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