1. Vramshapuh was a noble of the Arsacid dynasty who served as the Sasanian client king of Armenia from 389 until his death in 414.
17 Facts About Vramshapuh
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Vramshapuh is mainly remembered for presiding over the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots.
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The name that Vramshapuh had prior to his kingship is unknown as he is only known by his ruling name.
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The name Vramshapuh is the Armenian translation of the Persian names Bahram and Shapur put together.
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When Vramshapuh succeeded his brother Khosrov IV in 389 as Sasanian client king of Arsacid Armenia, Vramshapuh assumed this name in compliment to the Sasanian shah Bahram IV.
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Vramshapuh was born and raised in Armenia and little is known of his life prior to his kingship.
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Vramshapuh managed through his rule to unite the two parts of Greater Armenia.
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Sahak and Vramshapuh were distantly related as Sahak's late paternal grandmother was the Arsacid Princess Bambish.
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Vramshapuh maintained peaceful relations between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire.
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Vramshapuh is known for his successful peace mission to Mesopotamia to mediate between Persia and Byzantium.
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Vramshapuh succeeded in winning the confidence of the Sasanian shah as well as the Armenians who were pro-Roman.
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The Sasanian shah Yazdegerd I, ratified Sahak as the Armenian Catholicos in which Vramshapuh promoted Sahak's son-in-law, Hamazasp Mamikonean, to the high office of general.
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Vramshapuh appointed his prerogatives as were those of the Mardpet, the guardian of his harem and the Apset who placed the crown on Vramshapuh's head at his coronation.
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The reign of Vramshapuh is most noted under his patronage for Mesrop and Sahak for presiding over the creation of the Armenian alphabet in 405 to 406.
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The creation of the Armenian alphabet brought a last moment of glory to the Arsacids and Vramshapuh sent Sahak to the Sasanian court in Persia to conciliate over the creation of the alphabet.
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Vramshapuh became interested in the project and he was materially and morally the literacy project's great patron.
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Vramshapuh died in 417 leaving a son, Artaxias IV, with a mother whose name is unknown.