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Name: Battle of Avarayr

Type: Event

Start: 451 AD

End: 451 AD

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Was a battle fought on 2 June 451 on the Avarayr Plain in Vaspurakan between a Christian Armenian army under Vardan Mamikonian and Sassanid Persia.

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  • June 451: Armenian rebels under Wardan Mamikonjan fought against their Sassanid overlords. Although the Persian Sassanids won the battle, the Armenians were assured freedom of religion.

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