Bagrevand

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

Map showing Bagrevand under the rule of the Mamikonian

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

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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