Satrapy of Armenia
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The Satrapy of Armenia (Old Persian: π πΌπ·π‘π΄ Armina or π πΌπ·π‘π΄πΉ Arminiya), a region controlled by the Orontid dynasty (570β201 BC), was one of the satrapies of the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BC that later became an independent kingdom. Its capitals were Tushpa and later Erebuni.
This article is about the Satrapy of Armenia. For a list of other Armenian Kingdoms, see Kingdom of Armenia.
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Satrapy of Armenia π πΌπ·π‘π΄ | |||||||||||||||||
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570 BCβ321 BC | |||||||||||||||||
Status | Satrapy | ||||||||||||||||
Capital | Tushpa Erebuni | ||||||||||||||||
Common languages | Armenian Aramaic (South) Median (East) | ||||||||||||||||
Religion | Armenian polytheism Zoroastrianism[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
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β’ Established | 570 BC | ||||||||||||||||
β’ Disestablished | 321 BC | ||||||||||||||||
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