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Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia - Wikipedia

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The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (Middle Armenian: Կիլիկիոյ Հայոց Թագաւորութիւն, Kiligio Hayoc’ T’akavorut’iun), also known as Cilician Armenia (Armenian: Կիլիկեան Հայաստան, Kilikyan Hayastan, Armenian: Հայկական Կիլիկիա, Haykakan Kilikia), Lesser Armenia, Little Armenia or New Armenia,[2] and formerly known as the Armenian Principality of Cilicia (Armenian: Կիլիկիայի հայկական իշխանութիւն), was an Armenian state formed during the High Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia.[3] Located outside the Armenian Highlands and distinct from the Kingdom of Armenia of antiquity, it was centered in the Cilicia region northwest of the Gulf of Alexandretta. The kingdom had its origins in the principality founded c. 1080 by the Rubenid dynasty, an alleged offshoot of the larger Bagratuni dynasty, which at various times had held the throne of Armenia. Their capital was originally at Tarsus, and later moved to Sis.[4] Cilicia was a strong ally of the European Crusaders,

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia State in southern Anatolia (1080–1375) This article is about the Kingdom of Cilicia under Armenian rule. For a list of other Armenian Kingdoms, see Kingdom of Armenia . "Kingdom of Cilicia" redirects here. For the ancient Luwian kingdom, see Kingdom of Cilicia (ancient) . Armenian Principality of Cilicia (1080–1198) Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1198–1375) 1080–April 13, 1375 Flag of the Rubenid dynasty (1198–1219) Coat of arms of the Hethumid dynasty Capital Tarson ( Tarsus, Mersin ) (1080–1198) Sis (

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