Kingdom of Syunik

Kingdom of Syunik
987–1170
The Kingdom of Syonik-Baghk between 1020 and 1166
Capital Kapan
Languages Armenian
Religion Armenian Apostolic
Government Monarchy
History
   Established 987
   Disestablished 1170
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Kingdom of Syunik (Armenian: Սյունիքի թագավորություն), also known as the Kingdom of Syunik-Baghk and sometimes as the Kingdom of Kapan, was a medieval dependent Armenian kingdom on the territory of Syunik, Artsakh (present-day Nagorno-Karabakh), and Gegharkunik. Ruled by the Siunia dynasty, the town of Kapan was the capital of the kingdom.[1]

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