Battle of Avarayr

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties heavy on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Sassanid_Empire
Armenian forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Mushegh_Mamikonian
gptkb:Vardan_Mamikonian
gptkb:Vasak_Siuni
Sassanid general Mushkan Nisalavurd
gptkbp:date 451 AD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Avarayr
gptkbp:legacy Vardan Mamikonian became a national hero
commemorated as a symbol of Armenian faith
gptkbp:location gptkb:Avarayr_Plain
gptkb:Vaspurakan
gptkbp:partOf Armenian resistance against Sassanid Empire
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Nvarsak_Treaty
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:religion Christian Armenians vs Zoroastrian Sassanids
gptkbp:result Sassanid victory
gptkbp:significance defense of Christianity in Armenia
led to Nvarsak Treaty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4