Cilician Armenia

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Cilician Armenia was a medieval Armenian kingdom located along the southeastern coast of Asia Minor, serving as a key Christian stronghold and trading hub between East and West during the Crusades.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian polity ⓘ
historical state ⓘ
medieval Armenian kingdom ⓘ
ally Crusader states ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
Principality of Antioch ⓘ
alternativeName Cilician Armenia ⓘ
surface form: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

Cilician Armenia ⓘ
surface form: Cilician Armenian Kingdom
capital Sis ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
culturalInfluence Armenian highland traditions ⓘ
Byzantine culture ⓘ
Latin Crusader culture ⓘ
earlierCapital Tarsus ⓘ
Vahka ⓘ
economicRole major trading hub between East and West ⓘ
endDate 1375 ⓘ
enemy Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ
Seljuk Empire ⓘ
surface form: Seljuk Turks
fallYear 1375 ⓘ
fellTo Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
foundedBy Ruben I of Armenia ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
language Armenian ⓘ
lastMonarch Leo V of Armenia ⓘ
locatedIn Cilicia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Turkey ⓘ
locatedOn southeastern coast of Asia Minor ⓘ
neighbor Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Edessa ⓘ
surface form: County of Edessa

Principality of Antioch ⓘ
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ⓘ
notableRuler Hethum I of Armenia ⓘ
Leo I of Armenia ⓘ
predecessor Byzantine rule in Cilicia ⓘ
recognizedBy Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Papacy ⓘ
religion Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
roleDuringCrusades key Christian stronghold ⓘ
logistical base for Crusader armies ⓘ
rulingDynasty Hethumid dynasty ⓘ
Rubenid dynasty ⓘ
startDate 1080 ⓘ
successor Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
tradePartners Italian maritime republics ⓘ
Republic of Genoa ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armenians → medievalState → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
Principality of Antioch → borderedBy → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Principality of Antioch → suzerainOf → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Principality of Antioch → unionWith → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum → borderedBy → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Cilician Armenia → alternativeName → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Cilician Armenia → alternativeName → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cilician Armenian Kingdom
Mongol Ilkhanate → alliedWith → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Cilician Armenia
Armenian Catholic Church → patriarchalSee → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cilicia of the Armenians
Coat of arms of Armenia → shieldQuarter → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Cilician Armenia
Lusignan dynasty → region → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
Vahka → partOf → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
Ruben I of Armenia → regionOfActivity → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cilicia
Ruben I of Armenia → regionOfActivity → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
Leo I of Armenia → country → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
Leo I of Armenia → regionRuled → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
Leo I of Armenia → historicalRegion → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cilicia
Hethum I of Armenia → deathPlace → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
Hethum I of Armenia → realm → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
Middle Armenian → usedIn → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
Armenian → historicalState → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
subject surface form: Armenians
coat of arms of the Hethumid dynasty → represents → Cilician Armenia ⓘ
this entity surface form: kingdom of Cilician Armenia