Polity Principality of Hamamshen

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Was a small principality established in about 790 by Armenians. It was located in northeastern Turkey.

Establishment

  • January 791: The Principality of Hamamshen was a small principality established in about 790 century by Armenians who fled the Arab invasions of Armenia.

Chronology

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1. Timurid invasions

Military campaigns of Timur (or Tamerlane), a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia.

1.1. Timurid invasion Anatolia

Was a Timurid campaign in Anatolia, which was occupied for several years.

  • January 1401: Under the pretext of defending the Muslim lords of Anatolia, Tamerlane began the invasion of Armenia and eastern Anatolia.

Disestablishment

  • January 1401: Under the pretext of defending the Muslim lords of Anatolia, Tamerlane began the invasion of Armenia and eastern Anatolia.