Chronology of Armenian History

Bagratids Dynasty (Bagratuni) Third period of independence 885-890 - Ashot I 890-914 - Sembat I 914-929 - Ashot II 921-- Ashot, the Usurper 929- 953- Abas 953- 977- Ashot III, "the Merciful" 977- 989- Sembat II, the Conqueror 989-1020 - Gagik I (Shahenshah) 1020-1042 - Sembat III or Hovhannes Sembat 1020-1042 - Ashot IV 1042-1045 - Gagik II (died 1079 at Cyzistra) - Surrender and sale of the city of Ani. 1045-1064 - Second invasion by Seljukides. City of Ani Captured Kingdom of Vaspurakan (Ardzruni) 914- 937 - Katchik-Gagik 937- 953 - Derenik-Ashot 953- 972 - Abousahl-Hamazasp 972- 983 - Ashot-Sahak 983-1003 - Gourgen-Khatchik 1003- - Seneqerim-Hovannes (died 1026) 1027-1037 - David, at Sivas 1037-1080 - Atom, at Sivas 1037-1080 - Abousahl, at Sivas Kingdom of Kars 962-984 - Mushegh 984-989 - Abas 1029-1064 - Gagik (died in Greece 1080) Kingdom of Armenian Albania 1046 - David died 1046-1082 - Korik The Principality and Kingdom of Cilicia (1080) - Fourth period of independence - Roupenian Dynasty 1. Barons 1080-1095 - Roupen I 1095-1099 - Constantine I, The Crusaders in Armenia 1099-1129 - Theros I 1129-1137 - Leon I, died 1141 in Constantinople 1137-1145 - Rule of the Byzantines 1145-1169 - Thoros II 1170-1175 - Mleh - Prince of Cilicia 1175-1187 - Roupen II 1187-1196 - Leon II (Levon), then as King Leon I 1196-1219 2. Kings & Queen 1196-1219 - Leon I  (crowned 1199) 1219-1252 - Queen Zabel 1222-1225 - Philip Hetoumian Dynasty 1226-1270 - Hetoum I 1270-1289 - Leon II 1289-1297 - Hetoum II 1293-1295 - Thoros 1296-1298 - Sembat 1298-1299 - Constantin I 1301-1307 - Leon III 1308-1320 - Oshin 1320-1342 - Leon V Lusignan Dynasty (Kings) 1342-1344 - Guy de Lusignan or Constantin II 1344-1363 - Constantin III 1363-1365 - Leon IV 1365-1373 - Constantin IV 1374-1375 - Leon VI, Died in Paris, 1393 End of the Cilician Kingdom End of 14th c. to 17th c. - A period of impoverishment & decadence in Armenian Culture. End of 14th c. - Tamburlaine invades Armenia 1512 -First Armenian book printed, in Venice. Mid 15th c. -Ottomans & Iranian Safarids Dynasty fought for dominion over Anatolia & the Caucasian region 1585 - Ottomans succeeded in annexing the eastern part of Armenia as far as the Caucasus. 1602-1620 - Armenians deported from Julfa (Djugh) to Isfahan (New Julfa) by king Shah Abbas I of Persia, (100,000 people). Liberation Movements - The start of the "Armenian question" 1677-1711 -Israel Ori: independence struggle 1715 -The Mekhitarist Fathers in Venice 1722-1730 -Davit' Bek fights the Ottomans 1762-1796 - Attempts by General Hovsep' (Joseph) Emin & Archbishop Hovsep' Arghut'ian to form an anti-Islamic coalition between Gorgia, Russia & the Armenians failed. 1828 - The treaty of Turkmencay - Eastern Armenia annexed by Russia under the rule of Czar Paul I. 1839 -Tanzimat movement, promoted by Sultan Mahmud II as a stimulus and program for an approach by the Ottoman Empire to the Western culture. 1840-1880 -The Reawakening (Zart'onk) - Expansion of schools and attempts to set up the periodical press. Abolition of clerical monopoly over culture. Changes in the day to day lifestyle. New merchant classes emerged along with professional people, artisans and above all a new class of intellectuals. 1885-1890 -The founding of the three main Armenian political parties: Armenakan (1885, Armenian); Hntchakian (1887, socialist); and Dashnaktsakan (1890). 1893-1894 - Arrests and most atrocious treatments were being carried out by the Ottoman Turks against the Christians (Armenians). Heavy taxes were imposed, hundreds of Armenian civilians were cast into Turkish prisons, stripped of their clothes and tortured in the most diabolical manner. A new low by the Turkish gov. saw the word "Armenia" stricken out of every book. Rights to worship the Christian religion was suppressed. Many more restrictions and laws were put forth to further suppress the Christian communities in the Turkish empire. 1894 onward - Massacres of Armenians at Sassun, Trebizond, Erzrum, Harput, Antab, Marash, Urfa, Bitlis and many other Armenian towns and surrounding villages. 1908 - The Ramkavar political party was founded and few years later the Armenian Communist Party. 1908-1909 - The "Young Turk" Regime came to power in Turkey - Sultan Abdul-Hamid was deposed and exiled to Salonika 1915-1918 - World War I - Over 1.5 million Armenians were massacred and deported out of their homeland by the Turkish Government. May28, 1918 - Sardarabat battle (Independence Day) and the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920) 1920 - Treaty of Svres 1920-1991 -Soviet Armenian Republic 1920-1991 -Soviet Armenian Republic The New Independent Republic of Armenia September 21, 1991 ->Independence day - The establishment of the second Republic of Armenia October 16, 1991 -Levon Ter-Petrosian elected first President of the Republic of Armenia April 1998 - Robert Kocharyan was elected the second President of the Republic of Armenia Mars 5, 2003 -Robert Kocharyan was reelected for a five-year term