Principality of Hamamshen

Principality of Hamamshen
Համամշէն
Principality of Hamamshen Համամշէն
790–1486
Capital	Hamamshen
Common languages	Armenian
Government	Principality
Prince
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	790
• Disestablished	1486
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Emirate of Armenia
Ottoman Empire

The Principality of Hamamshen (Homshetsi dialect: Համամշէն, Eshakhutatun Hamamshen) was a small principality established in about 790^[2] by Armenians who fled the Arab invasions of Armenia and the creation of the Muslim Arab-ruled state of Arminiya.

^ Simonian. "Hamshen Before Hemshin", p. 31.
^ Simonian, Hovann (2015-07-31). Hemshin : history, society and identity in the highlands of northeast Turkey. Simonian, Hovann H. London. p. 3. ISBN 978-1138874619. OCLC 921268078. The foundation of Hamshen, in about AD 790, came at the end of almost a century in which the fortunes of Armenians in Armenia had steadily declined, a period and a process that culminated in the transformation of the political organization of Armenia, a transformation to which the foundation of Hamshen itself contributed.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[1] Simonian. "Hamshen Before Hemshin", p. 31.

[2] Simonian, Hovann (2015-07-31). Hemshin : history, society and identity in the highlands of northeast Turkey. Simonian, Hovann H. London. p. 3. ISBN 978-1138874619. OCLC 921268078. The foundation of Hamshen, in about AD 790, came at the end of almost a century in which the fortunes of Armenians in Armenia had steadily declined, a period and a process that culminated in the transformation of the political organization of Armenia, a transformation to which the foundation of Hamshen itself contributed.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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