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The Battle of Nvarsak: Armenia's Religious Freedom Treaty
In 484 CE, a rebellion in Armenia changed the course of history. After the devastating Battle of Avarayr in 451, where Vardan Mamikonian fell, resistance against Sassanid forced Zoroastrian conversion didn't end. Under the leadership of Vahan Mamikonian, Vardan's nephew, the Armenians achieved what their martyrs could not: a treaty guaranteeing religious freedom. The Nvarsak Treaty, signed between Vahan and the Sassanid king Peroz I, allowed Armenians to practice Christianity freely and restored nakharar privileges. This episode explores the decade-long guerrilla war, the political…
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