Nvarsak Treaty

The Nvarsak Treaty was signed between the Armenian general Vahan Mamikonian and the representatives of the Sassanian Persian king Balash at Nvarsak in 484.[1] This treaty ensured religious freedom and autonomy for Armenians.[2]

The conditions of the treaty were as follows:

Following the treaty, Vahan Mamikonian was appointed governor of the Persian province of Armenia.

References

  1. A. Hacikyan, Nourhan Ouzounian, Edward S. Franchuk, Gabriel Basmajian, The Heritage of Armenian Literature, Vol.1, (Wayne State University Press, 2000), 259.
  2. Razmik Panossian, The Armenians: From Kings And Priests to Merchants And Commissars, (Columbia University Press, 2006), 48.
  3. The Political History of Iran under the Sasanians, R.N. Frye, The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol.3, Ed. Yarshater, 149.
  4. The Political History of Iran under the Sasanians, R.N. Frye, 149.
  5. The Political History of Iran under the Sasanians, R.N. Frye, 149.
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