Orontid Dynasty
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| Cadet branches | Artaxiad Dynasty |
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| Country | Satrapy of Armenia |
| Founders | Orontes I Sakavakyats |
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| ID | 1695964 |
About Orontid Dynasty
The Orontid dynasty, also known by their native name Eruandid or Yervanduni, was a hereditary Armenian dynasty and the rulers of the successor state to the Iron Age kingdom of Urartu. The Orontids established their supremacy over Armenia around the time of the Scythian and Median invasion in the 6th century BC.
