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In 386, Vologases died without leaving an heir and sometime later, Manuel died. Vardandukht and
Arsaces III were at Manuel’s bedside as he laid sick and dying. After this moment, no more is known on Vardandukht. From 386 until 387, Arsaces III became the sole-ruler of Armenia, which occurred at this
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Armenia, Manuel married Arsaces III to Vardandukht and he married Vologases to the daughter of Sahak from the
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Varasdates and the murder of Mushegh Mamikonian, who was Vardandukht’s paternal uncle, her father, Manuel filled his late brother’s position of
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Armenia. From this invasion, the authority of Arsaces III became lessened as he only maintained Western Armenia, in which his small kingdom was of a line from
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R.G. Hovannisian, The
Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times, Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiquity to the Fourteenth Century, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
151:. Eastern Armenia was annexed by the Sassanid Empire and the remaining ruling Arsacid monarchs in Eastern Armenia became Client Kings of Armenia under Sassanid rule.
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was assassinated in 374. As
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and a high status woman in
Armenian society. Not much is known on her relationship with Arsaces III; they had no children.
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