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1496:Chroniclers
938:Tork Angegh
438:9th century
417:8th century
379:7th century
358:6th century
308:5th century
1485:Categories
1461:Sayat-Nova
1124:Sahakdukht
1029:Golden age
656:Sebastatsi
481:Zenob Glak
244:Mashdotz I
146:2006-12-13
118:References
104:Vaspurakan
78:Mashtots I
1051:Yeghishe
981:Sharakan
325:Yeghishe
225:Archived
85:Bagratid
62:Ashtarak
35:Armenian
1119:Ghevond
1001:Horovel
89:Smbat I
1089:Sebeos
1036:Koryun
996:Antuni
991:Hayren
971:Genres
933:Vahagn
424:Łewond
386:Sebeos
315:Koryun
45:, was
108:Sajid
70:Garni
1241:Frik
986:Tagh
91:and
74:Dvin
72:or
1487::
231:-
215:-
179:^
155:^
114:.
57:.
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898:e
891:t
884:v
292:e
285:t
278:v
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