Satrapy of Armenia
Satrapy of Armenia š š¼š·š”š“ | |||||||||||||||||
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| 570 BCā321 BC | |||||||||||||||||
Territory of the Orontid dynasty in IV-II BC | |||||||||||||||||
| Status | Satrapy | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Tushpa Erebuni | ||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Armenian Aramaic (South) Median (East) | ||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Armenian polytheism Zoroastrianism | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||||||||
ā¢ Established | 570 BC | ||||||||||||||||
ā¢ Disestablished | 321 BC | ||||||||||||||||
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| History of Armenia |
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| Timeline ā¢ Origins ā¢ Etymology |
The Satrapy of Armenia (Old Persian: š š¼š·š”š“ Armina or š š¼š·š”š“š¹ Arminiya), a region controlled by the Orontid dynasty (570ā201 BC), was one of the satrapies of the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BC that later became an independent kingdom. Its capitals were Tushpa and later Erebuni.