Vasak Siwni

Vasak Siwni
Vasak Siwni
Lord of Syunik
	In office; 413–452
Marzban of Persian Armenia
	In office; 442–452
Monarch	Yazdegerd II
Preceded by	Adhur Hormizd
Succeeded by	Sahak II Bagratuni
Personal details
Died	452; Ctesiphon

Vasak Siwni (Armenian: Վասակ Սյունի; d. 452) was an Armenian prince, who was the lord of the principality of Syunik from 413 to 452, and also served as marzban (general of a frontier province, "margrave") of Sasanian Armenia from 442 from 452.[1][2] He renounced Christianity and joined the Sasanian forces against the leaders of the Armenian rebellion in 450/1, which culminated in the defeat of the rebel forces at the battle of Avarayr.[3]

References

Richard G. Hovannisian, ed. (1997). The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times, 2 vols. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 99–101.
Rouben Paul Adalian (2010). Historical Dictionary of Armenia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Avdoyan 2018.

Sources

Avdoyan, Levon (2018). "Vasak Siwni". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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[1] Richard G. Hovannisian, ed. (1997). The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times, 2 vols. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 99–101.

[2] Rouben Paul Adalian (2010). Historical Dictionary of Armenia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc.

[FOOTNOTEAvdoyan2018-3] Avdoyan 2018.