Title: List of Armenian states, dynasties, countries and territories Content: This list is a list of Armenian states, dynasties, countries and territories. == States, dynasties and countries == === Direct Armenian states, dynasties and countries === Ancient age * Kingdom of Urartu* (860 BC–590 BC) – Armenians are the heirs of the Urartians. A. E. Redgate says that the Urartians are the "most easily identifiable" ancestors of the Armenians. Philip D. Curtin defined the Kingdom of Urartu as an Armenian kingdom. * link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Standard_of_the_Artaxiad_dynasty.svg|border|24x24px border|25x25px Kingdom of Armenia (321 BC–428 AD) Medieval age * Heraclian dynasty (610–695) – Heraclius, the founder of the dynasty, was probably of wholly or partly Armenian descent. * Principality of Hamamshen (790–1486) * Macedonian dynasty (867–1056) – Basil I, the founder of the dynasty, was probably of wholly or partly Armenian descent. The tenure of that dynasty (9th to the 11th centuries) is considered the apex of Armenian dominance in the political and military structure of the empire. * link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bagratuni_flag.svg|border|24x24px Kingdom of Armenia (885–1045) * Kingdom of Vaspurakan (908–1021) * Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget (979–1118) * Kingdom of Syunik (987–1170) * Kingdom of Artsakh (1000–1261) * border|23x23px border|22x22px border|21x21px Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1080–1375) * Melikdoms of Karabakh"History: Ancient and premodern Armenia". In "Armenia". Encyclopædia Britannica. "In mountainous Karabakh a group of five Armenian maliks (princes) succeeded in conserving their autonomy and maintained a short period of independence (1722–30) during the struggle between Persia and Turkey at the beginning of the 18th century; despite the heroic resistance of the Armenian leader David Beg, the Turks occupied the region but were driven out by the Persians under the general Nādr Qolī Beg (from 1736–47, Nādir Shah) in 1735." (1603–1822) Modern period * border|20x20px First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920) *border|23x23px Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1920–1991) – population is 93.3% Armenian.According to the 1989 census, the total population of the country is 3,304,776, and the Armenian population is 3,083,616. This means that 93.3% of the population is Armenian. * border|20x20px Republic of Mountainous Armenia (1921–1921) Present-day * border|23x23px Republic of Armenia (1991–) – population is 98.1% Armenian, and Armenian is state language.Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, Article 20: > The state language of the Republic of Armenia shall be the Armenian > language. * border|23x23px Republic of Artsakh (1991–) – population is 99.7% Armenian, and Armenian is state language.Constitution of the Republic of Artsakh, Article 20: > The state language of the Republic of Artsakh is the Armenian. == Territories == Some criteria: * Territory are most or a significant part of the population is Armenian. * The official language of the territory or the mother tongue of a significant part of it is Armenian. ===List=== * Satrapy of Armenia (550 BC–321 BC) * Province of Armenia (114 AD–118 AD) * Persarmenia (428 AD–646 AD) * Armeniac Theme (640s/660s AD–1073 AD) * Ostikanate of Arminiya (654 AD–884 AD) Ottoman Empire * Six Armenian Vilayets (1867–1922)  * Occupation of Western Armenia (1915–1918) – it is areas of Ottoman Empire who have significant Armenian population occupied by Russian Empire. The all governors are Armenian statesmans (Aram Manukian, Tovmas Nazarbekian, Andranik Ozanian). Soviet Union * Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (1923–1991) – population is 76.9% Armenian.According to the 1989 census, the total population of the is 189,085, and the Armenian population is 145,450. This means that %76.9 of the population is Armenian.