This is a timeline of
Armenian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Armenia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see
History of Armenia. See also the
list of Armenian kings.
Armenia becomes the first official Christian state in the world, King Tiridates III proclaims Christianity as the official state religion of
Armenia.
Zoroastrianism starts to decline gradually.
330
End of Tiridates III's reign.
387
Division of Armenia into Western and Eastern parts per the
Peace of Acisilene between the Sassanid Persians and Byzantines.
392
Armenia regains its might by the coronation of King
Vramshapuh in 392.
Ashot I Bagratuni is recognized as prince of princes by the
Baghdad court, followed by a war against local Muslim emirs. (to 862)
885
Ashot wins and is thus recognized King of the Armenians by
Baghdad in 885.
886
Formal recognition of Armenian sovereignty by
Constantinople.
891
King Ashot I dies and is succeeded by his son
Smbat I, in 892.
10th century
Year
Date
Event
961
King
Ashot III (953–977) transfers the capital from
Kars to
Ani, which came to be considered the "City of a 1001 Churches" which rivaled other metropolises like
Baghdad and
Constantinople.
The decline of
Mongol power leads Armenia to be dominated once again by
AnatolianTurkoman tribes such as the
Chobanids. (to 1400)
1375
Fall of the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia to the
Mameluks of
Egypt and their
Ramadanid vassals.
1400
Tamerlane's devastating invasion of
Georgia,
Armenia and
Central Anatolia leads to the slaughter of large portions of the population of Armenia and the enslavement of over 60,000 people from Anatolia and the
Caucasus.
ShahAbbas of
Persiainvades Ottoman Armenia (to 1618) and reestablishes full control over Eastern Armenia and large parts of Western Armenia as part of his empire.
Treaty of Zuhab signed between the Ottomans and Safavids. Western Armenia falls decisively under Ottoman rule. Safavids remain in possession of Eastern Armenia.
^Suny, Ronald Grigor; "Eastern Armenians under Tsarist Rule" in Armenian People, p. 115
^"armenicum". www.conflicts.rem33.com. Archived from
the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2018-05-26. Two days later, on December 4, Dro left Erevan for the lake Sevan area where he welcomed the Revkom and, in turn, gave up his power to the new Bolshevik administration. Two more days later, the first units of the red Army entered the Armenian capital. That was the end of the First republic, and independent Armenian statehood was interrupted for more than 70 years until August 1991. (Hovannisian, pp. 386–390)