Timeline

Rubinian dynasty, The Cilician Kingdom of Armenia

Orontids

• Orontes/Ervand I Satrap, bc.401-bc.344
• Codomannus/Darius III Satrap, bc.344-bc.336
• Codomannus/Darius III King of Persia,bc.336-bc330
• Orontes/Ervand II bc336-bc331
• Orontes/Ervand II King, bc331-bc325
• Mithranes bc325-bc317
• Orontes III bc317-bc260
• Samus bc260
• Arsames bc260-bc230
• Xerxes bc230-bc212
• Orontes IV bc212-bc200

Artaxiads

1. Artaxias/Arashes bc189-bc164
2. Tigranes I ?
3. Artavasdes/Artavasd I bc159-bc95
4. Tigranes/Tigran II the Great bc95-bc55

Roman influence, 69

1. Artavasdes II bc55-bc33
2. Artaxes bc34-bc20
3. Tigranes III bc20-bc8
4. Tigranes IV bc8-1 AD
5. Artavasdes II 1-2
6. Ariobarzanes 2-4
7. Artavasdes III 4-6
8. Tigranes & Erato ?
9. Vonones 11-16
10. Artaxias/Artashes I 18-34
11. Arsaces/Arshak I 34-36
12. Mithridates 36-51
13. [Radamistus] 52-54

Arsacids

1. Tiridates/Trdat I 51-60, 63-100
2. Tigranes VI of Cappadocia 60-62
3. Axidares 110
4. Parthamasiris 113-114

Roman annexation, 114-117

1. Sanatruces 115
2. Vologases/Valarsh I 117-142
3. Pacorus 160-163
4. Sohaemus 163-175
5. Valarsh II 215
6. Tiridates II/III/ Khosrov I 217-252
7. Tiridates III/IV, the Great 287-330

Christianity adopted, 301

1. Khosrov II/Kotak, the Young 331-338
2. Tigranes V/Tiran 338-350

Kidnapped by Shapur II, 350

1. Arsaces/Arshak II 350-367
2. Artashes III 428

Persian Control, 364-428; Persian Rule, 428-633

1. Mzhezh 628-635

Roman Rule, 633-693

1. David 635-638
2. Toros 638-643, 645-654
3. Varaz-Tirots 643-645
4. Mushegh 654-655
5. Hamazasp 655-658
6. Gregory I Mamikonean 662-684/5
7. Ashot II 686-690
8. Nerseh 690-691
9. Smbat VI Bagratuni 691-711

Arab Rule, 693-885

1. Ashot III Bagratuni 732-748

Revolt, 747/8-750

1. Gregory II Mamikonean 748-750
2. Mushegh II 750-755
3. Sahak III 755-761
4. Smbat VII 761-772

Interregnum, 772-780; Revolt, 774-775

1. Tachat Andzewats'i 780-782/5

Interregnum, 782/5-806

Bagratids

1. Ashot IV Prince, 806-826
2. Smbat VIII 826-855
3. Bagarat II 830-852

Revolt against Arabs, 830-855

1. Ashot I 856-884
2. Ashot I King, 884-890

Armenian independence recognized by Caliph, 885

1. Smbat I 890-914

captured by the Amir of Azerbaijan, 913, dies in captivity

1. Ashot II 915-928

restored to Armenia by Romans, 915

1. Abas 928-951

briefly submitted to Sayf ad-Dawla, 940

1. Ashot III 951-977
2. Smbat II 977-989
3. Gagik I 989-1019
4. Smbat III 1020-1041
5. Ashot IV 1020-1040
6. Gagik II 1042-1045

Roman Occupation, 1045-1064

Seljuk Conquest, 1064

Kingdom of Cilicia

1. Ruben I 1080-1095
2. Constantine I 1095-?
3. Constantine I Prince, 1099; King?

First Crusade, 1096-1099

1. Theodore/Thoros I ?
2. Leon I 1129-1137

captured by John II, 1137; dies in Constantinople

1. Thoros II escaped, 1145; 1148-1168

homage to Manuel I, 1158

1. Ruben II 1168-1175
2. Ruben III 1175-1185
3. Leon/Levon II the Great Prince, 1185-1198
4. Leon/Levon II the Great King, 1198-1219
5. Isabella/Zabel 1219-1269
6. Constantine regent, 1219-1205
7. Philip of Antioch 1205-?

son of Behemond IV of Antioch

1. Hethoum I the Great 1226-1269
2. Leon III 1270-1289
3. Hethoum II the One-Eyed 1289-1305
4. Thoros III ?
5. Leon IV of Cyprus 1305-1307
6. Sempad & Constantine II ?
7. Oshin 1307-1320
8. Leon V 1320-1342
9. Constantine III, Lord of Neghir ?
10. Guy Lusignan 1342-1344

son of Amalric of Tyre, King of Cyprus

1. Constantine IV 1344-1363
2. Constantine V 1363-1373
3. Leon VI 1373-1375, 1393

Kingdom falls to Mamlûks, 1375

May 28, 1918, Independence from Ottoman Empire / Independent Armenian republic established

November 29, 1920, Red Army declares Armenia a Soviet Republic

September 21, 1991 by overwhelming vote of the Armenian people, birth of Independent Republic of Armenia

1. Levon Ter-Petrosyan 1991-1998
2. Robert Kocharian 1998-present

Armenian History

Table of contents

1. Armenians
2. Artashisian Dynasty
3. Arshakunian Dynasty
4. The Armenian Alphabet
5. Arab Invasion and Byzantine Empire
6. Bagratunian Dynasty
7. Rubinian Dynasty
8. Armenia Under Turkish Rule
9. Armenian Question
10. Armenian Genocide
11. Armenian Soviet Republic
12. Nagorno-Karabakh movement
13. Armenia Today
14. Coat Of Arms
15. The Flag
16. Timeline
17. Mer Hayrenik