Gnuni (; c. 300–800.) was a princely family in

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, who ruled the region of

Aliovit Aghiovit was a region of the old Armenia c. 300–800 ruled by the family Gnuni. In 772 was occupied by the Qayasite dynasty. See also *List of regions of old Armenia This is a list of regions and or districts of ancient Armenia. A * Aghd ...

, including the cities of Archesh, Arberani and

Berkri Muradiye ( ku, Bêgirî, hy, Բերկրի, translit=Berkri) is a town and district in the Van Province of Turkey. History The tenth-century Byzantine text '' De Administrando Imperio'' mentions "Perkri" belonging to King Ashot I Bagratuni at ...

on the northern shore 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, ...

. They were an offshoot of the

Orontids The Orontid dynasty, also known as the Eruandids or Eruandunis, ruled the Satrapy of Armenia until 330 BC and the Kingdom of Armenia from 321 BC to 200 BC. The Orontids ruled first as client kings or satraps of the Achaemenid Empire and after th ...

. Main rulers: *Atat Gnuni c. 387, deposed *Atom Gnuni c. 445 *Vahan Gnuni c. 451 *Atom and Arastom Gnuni c. 480 *

Mjej Gnuni Mzhezh or Mjej Gnuni ( hy, Մժեժ Գնունի, ''Mžēž Gnuni''), was an Armenian sparapet of Byzantine Armenia. Initially serving under Heraclius, the contingent of Armenian troops under his command were instrumental in the Byzantine succe ...

c. 628 *Vahan a.k.a. Dachnak c. 772 Around 772,

Manazkert Malazgirt or Malâzgird ( ku, Melezgir; hy, Մանազկերտ, Manazkert; grc-x-medieval, Ματζιέρτη, Matziértē), historically known as Manzikert ( grc-x-medieval, Μαντζικέρτ, links=no), is a town in Muş Province in eastern ...

and Aghiovit were occupied by the Qayasite Dynasty.

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* Gnuni family Early medieval Armenian regions {{Armenia-geo-stub