Artaxias IV
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Artashes IV, son of Vramshapuh
, was appointed king of Armenia by the Sassanian
king Bahram V
. However, after losing the confidence of the nakharar lords, he was removed by Bahram V in 428. This ended the Armenian Arsacid dynasty, which was followed by the marzpanate period in Armenia.
Vramshapuh
Vramshapuh was the Arshakuni king of Armenia from 389 to 414/417. Vramshapuh is most notable for presiding over the creation of the Armenian alphabet in 405. He also managed to unite the two parts of Greater Armenia.-References:...
, was appointed king of Armenia by the Sassanian
Sassanid Empire
The Sassanid Empire , known to its inhabitants as Ērānshahr and Ērān in Middle Persian and resulting in the New Persian terms Iranshahr and Iran , was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sasanian Dynasty from 224 to 651...
king Bahram V
Bahram V
Bahram V was the fourteenth Sassanid King of Persia . Also called Bahram Gur or Bahramgur , he was a son of Yazdegerd I , after whose sudden death he gained the crown against the opposition of the grandees by the help of Mundhir, the Arab dynast of al-Hirah.- Reign and war with Rome :Bahram V...
. However, after losing the confidence of the nakharar lords, he was removed by Bahram V in 428. This ended the Armenian Arsacid dynasty, which was followed by the marzpanate period in Armenia.