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574:He had one
537:affairs in
440:of Aleppo.
348:Constantine
332:Tel Hamdoun
134:before 1120
107:Predecessor
1568:Categories
1412:Leo II (I)
1406:Roupen III
1243:Vramshapuh
1238:Khosrov IV
1228:Arshak III
1188:Khosrov II
1060:Tigranes V
991:Tigranes I
981:Artaxias I
963:Orontes IV
953:Arsames II
933:Orontes II
917:336 BC–428
867:Roupen III
861:1170–1175
565:Catholicos
393:Nur ed-Din
336:Toprakkale
284:, lord of
270:Roupen III
260:Nur ed-Din
192:Roupenians
121:Roupen III
1475:Hethum II
1460:Hethum II
1450:Hethum II
1432:Hethumids
1394:Roupen II
1388:Thoros II
1302:Ashot III
1272:Bagratids
1248:Khosrov V
1213:Arshak II
1168:Khosrov I
973:Artaxiads
914:Antiquity
850:Roupen II
594:Footnotes
535:Byzantine
523:Holy Land
521:from the
465:Hethumids
445:Roupen II
436:from the
391:In 1164,
340:Anazarbus
237:Thoros II
117:Successor
111:Roupen II
102:1170–1175
1541:Lusignan
1500:Lusignan
1465:Smbat IV
1440:Hethum I
1418:Isabella
1408:(prince)
1402:(prince)
1396:(prince)
1390:(prince)
1384:(prince)
1378:(prince)
1372:(prince)
1370:Thoros I
1366:(prince)
1360:(prince)
1358:Roupen I
1350:Rubenids
1327:Gagik II
1322:Ashot IV
1307:Smbat II
1292:Ashot II
1275:884–1045
1223:Varazdat
1158:Sohaemus
1148:Sohaemus
1133:Axidares
1128:Sanatruk
1115:Arsacids
1075:Arshak I
925:Orontids
798:(1952).
734:July 23,
580:mistress
546:Armenian
504:Al Karak
459:His rule
324:Mamistra
312:Seleucia
220:), also
214:Armenian
48:May 2020
1480:Leo III
1337:Cilicia
1312:Gagik I
1287:Smbat I
1282:Ashot I
1065:Vonones
948:Arsames
747:Sources
728:Website
569:Gregory
539:Cilicia
519:Cilicia
502:(today
477:Baghras
469:Lampron
449:regency
430:Cyrrhus
422:Templar
385:Andırın
372:blinded
358:(today
344:Stephen
316:Korikos
308:Antioch
222:Meleh I
164:unnamed
153:Medzkar
31:sources
1518:Neghir
1490:Leo IV
1455:Thoros
1445:Leo II
1422:Philip
1420:&
1297:Abas I
1253:Shapur
1183:Narseh
1085:Orodes
1032:&
1018:&
958:Xerxes
784:
760:
587:Grigor
549:nobles
508:Jordan
453:Thomas
364:Roupen
320:Tarsus
256:Greeks
248:Aleppo
210:Mleh I
198:Father
177:Grigor
159:Spouse
149:Burial
80:Մլեհ Ա
78:Mleh I
1549:Leo V
1485:Oshin
1382:Leo I
1208:Tiran
1034:Erato
1020:Erato
943:Sames
500:Kerak
471:(now
432:as a
426:Islam
410:Mosul
380:Kozan
356:Vahka
334:(now
328:Adana
282:Leo I
262:(the
241:Islam
202:Leo I
187:House
172:Issue
99:Reign
1400:Mleh
782:ISBN
758:ISBN
736:2009
492:Acre
438:Emir
434:fief
360:Feke
265:emir
254:and
218:Մլեհ
139:Died
131:Born
33:but
1218:Pap
571:).
525:to
510:).
506:in
467:at
226:Sis
162:An
144:Sis
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