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| The '''Mihranids''' were are family which claimed the be of ] descent but may also have been ], who were placed on the throne of ] (484-88) after the region had gone thirty years without a ruler. The family was placed in power by the Sassanid Balas, who decided to put Vacagan, son of ] and brother of the former king Vace, on the throne (by this version of accounts, the family would have had to be Persian). Vacagan was a patron of Christianity and forced all the noblemen to convert back to Christianity (after denounced it due to an edict issued by Yazdegerd) and waged war on Magianism and idolatry.<ref></ref> Some of the most important of the family in the 7th century included ], his son ], and ] (the latter two held the Persian title of Arranshah). The family came to an end with the assassination of ] by ] (822-23) and their kingdom was incorporated into Armenia.<ref></ref> | |||
| The '''Mihranids''' were the ruling dynasty of ]. They claimed to be of ] descent but might have been of ] origin. | |||
| The dynasty was founded when certain Mihran, a distant relative of Sasanids, settled in the region of Gardman in Albania. Mihran's family came to power, when Mihran's great-grandson killed all the members of the previous ruling dynasty and became the ruler of the country.<ref></ref> | |||
| The most prominent representatives of the family in the 7th century were ], his son ], and ]. Mihranids assumed a Persian title of Arranshahs (i.e. ]s of Arran, Persian name of Albania). The family's rule came to an end after the assassination of ] by ] in 822-23.<ref></ref> | |||
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The Mihranids were are family which claimed the be of Sassanian Persian descent but may also have been Parthians, who were placed on the throne of Albania (484-88) after the region had gone thirty years without a ruler. The family was placed in power by the Sassanid Balas, who decided to put Vacagan, son of Yazdegerd II and brother of the former king Vace, on the throne (by this version of accounts, the family would have had to be Persian). Vacagan was a patron of Christianity and forced all the noblemen to convert back to Christianity (after denounced it due to an edict issued by Yazdegerd) and waged war on Magianism and idolatry. Some of the most important of the family in the 7th century included Varaz-Grigor, his son Javanshir, and Varaz-Trdat I (the latter two held the Persian title of Arranshah). The family came to an end with the assassination of Varaz-Trdat II by Nerseh Pilippean (822-23) and their kingdom was incorporated into Armenia.