father predecessor successor death_date title queen birth_date issue image article_title name reign
khosrov ii of armenia khosrov ii of armenia khosrov iii the small c. 330 king of armenia ashkhen 250s khosrov iii the small salome of armenia tiridates iii illustration.jpeg tiridates iii of armenia
 tiridates iii the great 287 -- circa 330
tiridates iii of armenia

tiridates iii -lrb- spelled trdat ; armenian : ; 250-330 -rrb- was the king of arsacid armenia -lrb- 287-330 -rrb- , and is also known as tiridates the great ; some scholars incorrectly refer to him as tiridates iv as a result of the fact that tiridates i of armenia reigned twice -rrb- .
in 301 , tiridates proclaimed christianity as the state religion of armenia , making the armenian kingdom the first state to embrace christianity officially .
