Bagrevand

Map showing Bagrevand under the rule of the Mamikonian

Bagrevand (also spelled Bagrewand) was a region of Armenia.

The Old Iranian etymology of the name is disputed. It is either derived from *bāγa.raivanta ("rhubarb garden") or baga-raēvanta-, which either means "the rich giver" (Mithra) or "the bounteous God" (Ahura Mazda).[1]

History

It was ruled first by Mamikonians and then, in IX-XI centuries, by the Bagratuni family[2],.

It also had its own diocese, whose bishops probably included the theologian Yeznik of Kolb.

See also

• List of regions of ancient Armenia
• Battle of Bagrevand
• Bagdasarian

References

1. Marciak 2017, pp. 180–181.
2. Dictionary of toponymies of Armenia and adjacent regions, vol. 1, Yerevan, 1986, p. 536. In Armenian: Հայաստանի և հարակից շրջանների տեղանունների բառարան, հ.1, էջ 536: Bagrevand ... in the 9th-11th centuries was under the rule of the Bagratouni Kingdom of Armenia. Բագրևանդը … 9-11-րդ դարերում մտնում էր Բագրատունիների թագավորության տիրապետության մեջ:

Sources

• Marciak, Michał (2017). Sophene, Gordyene, and Adiabene: Three Regna Minora of Northern Mesopotamia Between East and West. BRILL. ISBN 978-9004350700.

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