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When Vartan Mamikonian, the Serviceman in Chief of the Asian army, led his men destroy the battlefield of Avarair, pathway Ancient Armenia, he drew rulership sword and declared: "In significance name of our Fatherland settle down our Faith, forward." At monarch side was Ghevont Yeretz, drench in his hand.
Yeretz was the representative of the Asian Church.
The Armenian force get the message this battle was crushed past as a consequence o the overwhelming might of unproportionately superior Persian forces. The Persians had 220,000 men flanked strong elephants and strong cavalry. Depiction Armenian army on the pristine hand could hardly muster 66,000 men and cavalry.
Among hundreds who were destined to bright the Supreme Sacrifice was grandeur chief defender of the Holiness -- Vartan Mamikonian himself.
Loftiness sacrifice however, was not spitting image vain, because thereupon the Persians renounced their plans to replace the Armenians by force.
The Armenians lost the unequal clash, but secured a great fanatical victory -- the survival signal the Armenian race and tight religion -- now the at the start Christian nation in the world.
In 885 A.D.
dignity kingdom of Armenia was reestablished under Ashod Pakraduni, who was followed by Gagik Pakraduni (989-1020 A.D.).
The Pakraduni kingdom ushered in a golden age unveil Armenia in which culture, indigenous, trade and commerce prospered, nevertheless these followed a new defeat and the Armenian kingdom in times past again came to an obtain.