The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia,[lower-alpha 1] (Armenian: Կիլիկիոյ Հայոց Թագաւորութիւն, romanized: Kilikiayi haykakan t’agavorut’yun) was an Armenian state formed during the High Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia.
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Armenian Principality of Cilicia
(1080–1198)
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1198–1375)Կիլիկիոյ Հայոց Թագաւորութիւն |
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Top: Flag of the Rubenid dynasty (1198–1219) Bottom: Flag of the Hethumid dynasty (1341–1375)
Coat of arms of the Hethumid dynasty
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Status | Principality, Kingdom |
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Capital | Tarson (1080–1198) Sis (1198–1375) |
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Common languages | Armenian (native language), Latin, Old French, Greek, Syriac |
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Religion | Christianity (Armenian Apostolic, Armenian Catholic) |
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Government | Feudal Monarchy |
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• 1080–1095 | Ruben I |
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• 1129–1137 | Leo I |
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• 1144–1169 | Thoros II the Great |
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• 1175–1187 | Ruben III |
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• 1198–1219 | Leo II the Magnificent |
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• 1226–1270 | Hethum I |
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• 1320–1341 | Leo IV |
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• 1374–1375 | Leo V |
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History | |
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• Established | 1080 |
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• Disestablished | 1375 |
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