Vahka

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Vahka was a medieval town that served as an early capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.

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Vahka canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former populated place
medieval town
associatedWithEthnicGroup Armenians
associatedWithPoliticalEntity Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
followedBy Sis as capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
governedBy Hethum I of Armenia
surface form: Armenian kings of Cilicia
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of early Cilician Armenian statehood
hasFunction administrative center
military stronghold
residential center for nobility
hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
hasHistoricalStatus abandoned settlement
hasRoleInHistory early political center of Cilician Armenia
languageUsedHistorically Armenian language
surface form: Armenian

Greek
locatedIn Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Cilicia
locatedInPresentDay Turkey
partOf Cilician Armenia
precededBy earlier fortified settlements in Cilicia
religionPracticedHistorically Christianity
religiousAffiliationHistorically Armenian Apostolic Church
servedAs early capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
timeOfFlourishing High Middle Ages
usedAs royal residence

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