The Principality of Anjewaci or Andzewatsi, was an
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ...
n dynasty of
Median or
Carduchian[C. Toumanoff, ''Introduction to Christian Caucasian History II: Status and Dynasties of the Formative Period'', Traditio, Vol. XVII, pp.1–107, 1961, Fordham University Press, New York. (see p.49)] ancestry, who ruled in an eponymous region in southern Armenia (modern southeastern Anatolia in today's south east
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
). It was located in southeast of
Lake Van
Lake Van ( tr, Van Gölü; hy, Վանա լիճ, translit=Vana lič̣; ku, Gola Wanê) is the largest lake in Turkey. It lies in the far east of Turkey, in the provinces of Van and Bitlis in the Armenian highlands. It is a saline soda lake, ...
and northwest of ''
Ake'' and centered at the castle of Kangvar.
In 780, its chief prince
Tachat Andzevatsi was under the suzerainty of the
Abbasid Caliph
The Abbasid caliphs were the holders of the Islamic title of caliph who were members of the Abbasid dynasty, a branch of the Quraysh tribe descended from the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
The family came ...
. After him, the dynasty declined and it was reduced to vassalage of the
Artsruni
The Artsruni ( hy, Արծրունի; also transliterated as Ardzruni) were an ancient noble (princely) family of Armenia.
Background and history
The Artsruni's claimed descent from Sennacherib, King of Assyria (705 BC–681 BC). Although ...
s in 860.
Rulers
*Gnel or Gunel Antzevatsi c. 374
*Chmavon, Zuaren and Aravan Antzevatsi c. 445
*Ohan Antsevatsi c. 480
*Seouk Antzevatsi c. 480
*Mouchel Antzevatsi (+863)
*Helen (regent) 863
*
Tatzates
References
Andzevatsi family
Armenian noble families
Medieval Armenian people
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