Artaxias I

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Armenian king King of Armenia founder of dynasty historical figure monarch

Artaxias I was the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty and an early king who significantly expanded and consolidated the Kingdom of Armenia in the 2nd century BCE.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Artaxias I of Armenia 3
King Artaxias I of Armenia 1

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian king ⓘ
King of Armenia ⓘ
founder of dynasty ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
capital Artaxata NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalFounded Artaxata NERFINISHED ⓘ
centuryOfRule 2nd century BCE ⓘ
country Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynastyFounded Artaxiad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
foreignRelations interacted with Seleucid Empire ⓘ
historicalRegion Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ
house Artaxiad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFrom Armenian historical tradition ⓘ
Classical sources ⓘ
languageContext Classical Armenian ⓘ
legacy established long-lasting royal house in Armenia ⓘ
remembered as a nation-builder in Armenian history ⓘ
nameVariant Artashes I NERFINISHED ⓘ
Artaxerxes (Hellenized form) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor consolidation of the Armenian kingdom ⓘ
significant territorial expansion of Armenia ⓘ
politicalTransition replaced Orontid dynasty in Armenia ⓘ
predecessor Orontid dynasty rulers of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionRuled Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greater Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
reignEnd circa 160 BCE ⓘ
reignStart circa 190 BCE ⓘ
religionContext pre-Christian Armenian paganism ⓘ
role founder of the Artaxiad dynasty ⓘ
king who expanded the Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ
stateBuilding centralization of royal authority in Armenia ⓘ
successor Artavasdes I NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorDynasty Artaxiad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
territorialPolicy expansion of Armenian frontiers ⓘ
title King of Armenia ⓘ

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

Artashat (Armenia) → foundedBy → Artaxias I ⓘ
subject surface form: Artashat
this entity surface form: King Artaxias I of Armenia
Artaxiad dynasty → founder → Artaxias I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Artaxias I of Armenia
Artashat (Armenia) → namedAfter → Artaxias I ⓘ
subject surface form: Artashat
Artaxiad dynasty → namedAfter → Artaxias I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Artaxias I of Armenia
Artaxiad dynasty → notableMember → Artaxias I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Artaxias I of Armenia
Kingdom of Armenia → notableRuler → Artaxias I ⓘ