Shah-Armens
Shah-Armens Ahlatşahlar | |||||||||||
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| 1071–1207 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Ahlat | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Turkish, Armenian | ||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Establishment | 1071 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1207 | ||||||||||
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The Shah-Armens (lit. 'Kings of Armenia', Turkish: Ermenşahlar), also known as Ahlatshahs (lit. 'Rulers of Ahlat', Turkish: Ahlatşahlar) or Begtimurids, was a Turkoman Sunni Muslim Anatolian beylik of the Seljuk Empire, founded after the Battle of Manzikert (1071) and centred in Ahlat on the northwestern shore of the Lake Van. This region comprised most of modern-day Bitlis and Van, and parts of Muş provinces.