Մարզպանական Հայաստանի ռազմական ուժը և Սասանյան Պարսկաստանի քաղաքականությունը

Abstract

After the fall of Armenian Arshakuni kingdom the Armenian cavalry began to serve in Persian armaments under the leadership of Armenian nakharars. The Armenian forces were used both against external enemies and against internal rebellions. The Persian Court esteemed the Armenian cavalry and paid
the nakharars for their service. At the same time it was afraid of the unity of Armenian military forces. That’s why Marzpanate Armenia and its military forces were divided into three parts by the Persian Court. During the Marzpanate all the Armenian fortresses which had strategic importance were under the authority of Persia. The Armenian nakharars often refused to combat far from their country and mutinied against Sasanian Persia.