Nvarsak Treaty

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The Nvarsak Treaty was signed between the Armenian general Vahan Mamikonian and the representatives of the Persian shah Peroz I at Nvarsak in A.D 484. It was the first treaty in history to compel a tyrant to yield to the principle of religious freedom. [1]

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  1. ^ The heritage of Armenian literature Vol.1 By A. Hacikyan, Nourhan Ouzounian, Edward S. Franchuk, Gabriel Basmajian