Kingdom of Syunik | |||||
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The Kingdom of Syonik-Baghk between 1020 and 1166
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Capital | Kapan | ||||
Languages | Armenian | ||||
Religion | Armenian Apostolic | ||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||
History | |||||
• | Established | 987 | |||
• | Disestablished | 1170 | |||
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Kingdom of Syunik (Armenian: Սյունիքի թագավորություն), also known as the Kingdom of Baghk and sometimes as the Kingdom of Kapan, was a medieval dependent Armenian kingdom on the territory of Syunik, Artsakh (present-day Nagorno-Karabakh), and Gegharkunik. Ruled by the Siunia dynasty, the town of Kapan was the capital of the kingdom.