Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

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The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia was a medieval Armenian state on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor that flourished as a commercial and military ally of the Crusader states between the 11th and 14th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian state
kingdom
medieval Armenian state
alliedWith Crusader states NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Mongol Empire NERFINISHED
Principality of Antioch NERFINISHED
alternativeName Cilician Armenia NERFINISHED
Lesser Armenia NERFINISHED
New Armenia NERFINISHED
capital Sis NERFINISHED
conflictWith Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum NERFINISHED
continent Asia
culturalRole center of Armenian manuscript production
development of Cilician Armenian art and architecture
dynasty Hethumid dynasty NERFINISHED
Lusignan dynasty NERFINISHED
Rubenid dynasty NERFINISHED
economy commerce with Italian city-states
maritime trade
endDate 1375
era Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Armenians NERFINISHED
fallOfCapital 1375 capture of Sis
fellTo Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED
firstRuler Ruben I of Armenia NERFINISHED
formerCapital Tarsus NERFINISHED
Vahka NERFINISHED
governmentType monarchy
importantPort Ayas NERFINISHED
language Armenian
lastRuler Leo V of Armenia NERFINISHED
locatedIn Cilicia NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Turkey
locatedOn southeastern coast of Asia Minor
notableRuler Hethum I of Armenia NERFINISHED
Leo I of Armenia NERFINISHED
Leo II of Armenia NERFINISHED
predecessor Byzantine rule in Cilicia
recognizedAs kingdom by the papacy
recognizedBy Pope Innocent III NERFINISHED
religion Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED
Christianity
role buffer state between Crusader states and Muslim powers
startDate 1080
successor Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED
tradedWith Republic of Genoa NERFINISHED
Republic of Venice NERFINISHED

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Ghazan alliedWith Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Bohemond III of Antioch ally Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Vahka associatedWithPoliticalEntity Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Battle of Ain Jalut belligerent Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Cilician Armenia (Mongol ally, indirectly involved)
Battle of Homs (1281) belligerent Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Rum Seljuks conflict Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Battle of Homs (1281) conflictWith Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Hethumid dynasty country Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Cilician Armenia
Rubenid dynasty country Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Sis country Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Ruben I of Armenia countryFounded Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Armenian principality of Cilicia
Leo V of Armenia countryOfCitizenship Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Hethum I of Armenia countryRuled Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Kingdom of Armenia followedBy Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Rubenid dynasty hasPart Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Principality of Cilician Armenia
Rubenid dynasty hasPart Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Rubenid dynasty hasTitle Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Kings of Armenian Cilicia
Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia historicalRegion Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Cilicia
Vahka locatedIn Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Leo V of Armenia monarchOf Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Bohemond IV of Antioch opposedBy Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Hethumid dynasty partOf Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Cilician Armenia
Kingdom of Cyprus personalUnionWith Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Ruben I of Armenia predecessorStateOf Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Cilician Armenia
Cilicia ruledBy Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Middle Armenian standardizedIn Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Cilician Armenian Kingdom
Leo I of Armenia successorEntity Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Ruben I of Armenia successorState Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Cilician Armenia
Rubenid dynasty successorState Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia under the Hethumid dynasty
Mopsuestia underControlOf Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
Cilicia Trachea wasControlledBy Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Cilicia (Armenian Cilicia)