page_title: Armenian nobility
section_title: Ancient Great Armenia
hierarchical_section_title: Armenian nobility / Institutions and structure / Princely families / Ancient Great Armenia
context_page_description: The Armenian nobility was a class of persons which enjoyed certain privileges relative to other members of society under the laws and customs of various regimes of Armenia. Governments which recognized or conferred nobility were the Kingdom of Van, Satrapy of Armenia, ancient Kingdom of Armenia, Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia and the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The Armenian kingdoms of Vanand, Syunik, and Lori had a system of nobility that was similar to the nobility of Cilicia.
context_section_description: Family name (gavar-county, ashxarh-province) 
  Incomplete list:
  Abeluni - Abelean - Abeghean
  (Abeleanq / Abegheanq, Ayrarat)
  Abeluni - Abelean other - Abelean the second
  Adahuni (Mazaz, Ayrarat)
  Alberkatsi - Aghberkatsi
  Alelnadroshn - Agheghnadroshn
  Aknuni - Akeoy - Akeats - Akeatsi - Akean (Ake, Vaspurakan)
  Aldznuni - Aldznats tun - Aghdzn (Aldzn, Aldzniq)
  Alkuni - Aghkuni
  Alnevuni - Alesuni - Aghesuni - Alevan - Aghevan
  Amaskuni
  Amatuni (Artaz, Vaspurakan)
  Amatuni the second
  Andzevatsi (Andzevatsiq, Vaspurakan)
  Andzevatsi other
  Andzit - Andzit tun - Andzteatsi - Andzitoy (Andzit, Tzopq)
  Angel tun - Angegh tun - Angelay (Angelay, Aldzniq)
  Apahuni (Apahuniq, Tauruberan)
  Apahuni other
  Apekuni
  Aqatzi - Aqatzetsi - Aqatzu
  Aragatzean (Aragatzotn, Ayrarat)
  Aramean
  Aran - Arran tun (Great Arranq, Artsakh)
  Aravelean - Arravelean - Aravelian (Vanand-Zarishat, Ayrarat)
  Aravenean - Arravenean - Aravenian
  Arberani - Arberuni - Arberanean - Arshakuni (Arberani, Vaspurakan)
  Arnoy - Arnoy (Arnoyotn, Vaspurakan)
  Arshakuni - Arshakean - Aliovitean (Aliovit, Vaspurakan)
  Arshamuni - Arshmuni (Arshamuniq, Turuberan)
  Arshamuni (Arshamuniq, Tzopq)
  Arsharuni (Arsharuniq, Ayrarat)
  Arshuni
  Artakuni
  Artashatean - Artashamean (Ayrarat)
  Artashisean - Artashesean (Artashiseanq, Vaspurakan)
  Artzruni (Great Albak, Vaspurakan)
  Artzruni the second
  Artzruni the third
  Ashahmarean
  Ashots - Ashotsean (Ashotsq, Ayrarat)
  Ashtortsean - Hashtotsean
  Ashxadarean***
  Ashxagorean
  Aspakuni - Spakowni (Aspakuneats Dzor, Tauruberan)
  Asparaxazn
  Asparuni - Sparuni
  Atrpatuni - Apatuni (Atrpatuniq, Vaspurakan)
  Awatzatsi - Avatzatsi
  Arartuni - Ayraratean (Maseatsotn, Ayrarat)
  Aytruni
  Aytzenakan
  Balasakan
  Bardzruni
  Bagawanean (Bagrevand, Ayrarat)
  Bagraspuni?
  Bagratuni - Aspetuni - Aspetn - Bagraspuni (Bagrevand?, Ayrarat)
  Bagratuni - Aspetuni - Aspetn - Bagraspuni (Sper, Bardzr Hayq)
  Bagratuni - Aspetuni - Aspetn - Bagraspuni (Tayq)
  Basenoy - Basenean - Basenatsi (Basean, Ayrarat)
  Bjuni - Bjnuni
  Boguni (Boguniq, Vaspurakan)
  Bujuni (Bujuniq, Vaspurakan)
  Buxa Dimaqsean (Tayq)
  Bznuni - Baznuni - Bazauni (Bznuniq, Tauruberan)
  Chighb - Tchighb
  Dashtkaruni - Dashtkarin (Karin, Bardzr Hayq)
  Derjayin - Derjani - Derdzani (Derjan, Bardzr Hayq)
  Dimaqsean - Dimaksian - Dimaksyan (Tayq)
  Dimaqsean (Shirak, Ayrarat)
  Dimaqsean other
  Droshakirn
  Dziunakan - Dzyunakan - Dziwnakan - Paluni (Dziunakanq / Paluniq, Tauruberan)
  Dzolkert - Dzoghkertn
  Dzorabnakean
  Gabeluni - Gabelean - Gabeghean - Gabeuni (Gabeleanq / Gabegheanq, Ayrarat)
  Gabitean - Gabithian (Gabiteanq, Vaspurakan)
  Gamrean (Gamirq)
  Gardmanay - Gardmanats - Gardmanits (Utiq)
  Gargaratsi
  Gavarapetn - Gavarapetn
  Gazrikean - Gazrikian (Gazrikeanq, Vaspurakan)
  Gelamean (Gegharquniq, Siuniq)
  Gison - Gisanean - Gisanian
  Gnthuni (Nig, Ayrarat)
  Gnthuni the second
  Gnuni (Aliovit-Zarishat, Tauruberan)
  Gogarats - Gugaratsi (Gugarq)
  Goltan - Goghtan - Goghtnats - Golthnatsi (Goghtn, Vaspurakan)
  Gowkean - Gukan (Gukan, Vaspurakan)
  Grchuni - Grtzchuni
  Gushar
  Haduni
  Hamazguni
  Hambujean - Hamutsean - Hambujian
  Harqean - Harqian (Harq, Tauruberan)
  Hashtuni - Ashtishatean (Tauruberan)
  Hashtuni - Hashteits - Hashtean (Hashteanq, Tzophq)
  Havnuni (Havnuniq, Ayrarat)
  Haykazuni - Haykazean (Harq / Arq, Tauruberan)
  Herheruni - Heruni (Her, Parskahayq)
  Kadmean
  Kamsarakan (Shirak, Ayrarat)
  Karqayin
  Karthuni - Karthean - Korthean (Kartuniq, Kortchayq)
  Kaspuni - Kazb - Kaspetsi - Kaspats (Paytaqaran)
  Kazmuni - Kazbuni
  Kananatsi
  Klznuni - Kghznuni - Kghzuni
  Klundi - Kghundi
  Koghovtuni - Koghovtean - Kolovtean (Koghovit, Ayrarat)
  Korduats - Korduatsots - Kordvatsi (Kortchayq)
  Krtchuni (Krtchuniq, Vaspurakan)
  Kruni - Kruni
  Lekandrean
  Lernakan - Lernakan
  Mahkert tun (Kortchayq)
  Malxazuni - Malxazn - Malxazean - Maxean (Her, Parskahayq)
  Mamikonean - Mamikonian (Tayq)
  Mamikonean - Mamikonian (Taron, Tauruberan)
  Manavazean (Manavazeanq, Tauruberan)
  Mandakuni (Mandakuniq / Arshamuniq, Tauruberan)
  Mardaxean - Mardalean - Mardaghean
  Mardpetuni - Mardpetn - Mardpetakan - Hayruni (Mardastan, Vaspurakan)
  Maxaluni - Mashxaluni
  Maznuni - Mazkeni - Mazazatsi (Mazaz, Ayrarat)
  M
caption: flag of Artaxiad Royal Family