List of Armenian territories and states

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This is a list of Armenian states, countries and regions throughout history. It includes empires, countries, states, provinces, regions and territories that have or had in the past one of the following characteristics:

• An ethnic Armenian majority or significant portion of it
• Armenians are an official, constitutional or titular nation
• Armenian as an official language or the native language of the majority
• A Armenian ruling class or dynasty

Contents 1 Prehistoric Armenia 2 Historical political entities 2.1 Early 2.2 Medievial 2.3 Modern political entities 2.3.1 In the Ottoman Empire 2.3.1.1 Before 1864 2.3.1.2 1864-1923 2.3.2 In the Russian Empire 2.3.3 World War I and later years 2.3.4 In Soviet Union 3 Present political entities 4 References 5 See also

Prehistoric Armenia

• Nairi
• Hayasa-Azzi

Historical political entities

Early

• Kingdom of Urartu (860 BC–590 BC)
• Orontid Armenia (6th c. BC–2nd c. BC)
• Kingdom of Armenia (331 BC–428 AD)

Medievial

• Emirate of Armenia (637–884)
• Bagratid Armenia (885–1045)
• Vaspurakan Kingdom (908–1021)
• Kingdom of Lori (979–1118)
• Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1198–1375)
• Zakarid Armenia (1201–1330s)
• Principality of Khachen (11th century–1750)

Modern political entities

In the Ottoman Empire

Before 1864

• Erzurum Eyalet
• Adana Eyalet
• Eyalet of Diyarbekir
• Kars Eyalet
• Eyalet of Childir
• Eyalet of Van

1864-1923

The Six Armenian vilayets:

1. Bitlis Vilayet
2. Erzurum Vilayet
3. Diyarbekir Vilayet
4. Mamuretülaziz Vilayet
5. Van Vilayet
6. Sivas Vilayet

In the Russian Empire

• Armenian Oblast (1828-1840)
• Erivan Governorate (1850-1917)
• Kars Oblast (1878-1918)

World War I and later years

• Administration for Western Armenia (1915-1918) in the Armenian-inhabited areas of the Ottoman Empire occupied by the Russian Empire
• Special Transcaucasian Committee (1917)
• Transcaucasian Commissariat (1917-1918)
• Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic (1918)
• Democratic Republic of Armenia (1918-1920)
• Republic of Mountainous Armenia (1921)

In Soviet Union

• Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1920-1991)
• Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast within Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1923-1991)

Present political entities

This is the list of the current states and regions where Armenians are in absolute or relative ethnic majority, are one of the constitutional or recognized peoples or Armenian language is official:

• Republic of Armenia
• Nagorno-Karabakh Republic - unrecognized state, de-jure Azerbaijan Republic

References

See also

• United Armeia, irrendentist claim to regions historically and currently populated by Armenians