Shirakavan
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Shirakavan was a medieval Armenian city that served as one of the principal royal centers of the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shirakavan canonical | 3 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former populated place
ⓘ
medieval city ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Bagratuni dynasty ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Bagratid Armenia
ⓘ
surface form:
Bagratid Armenia (de facto, for a period)
|
| country |
Bagratid Armenia
ⓘ
surface form:
Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia
|
| culture | Armenian ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| demography | predominantly Armenian population ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ashot I Bagratuni
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashot I of Armenia
|
| hadNotableBuilding |
Cathedral of Shirakavan
ⓘ
royal palace ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of Armenian historical heritage ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ayrarat ⓘ |
| language | Classical Armenian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shirak Province
ⓘ
Greater Armenia ⓘ
surface form:
historic Armenia
|
| locatedOn |
Akhuryan River
ⓘ
surface form:
Akhurian River
|
| mentionedIn | medieval Armenian chronicles ⓘ |
| nearModernLocation | Shirakavan village, Armavir Province, Armenia ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Armenian urban network ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
one of the principal royal centers of Bagratid Armenia
ⓘ
royal residence of Ashot I ⓘ |
| regionToday | border area between Armenia and Turkey ⓘ |
| religion | Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ |
| servedAs |
residence of Armenian kings
ⓘ
royal center of the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.