History of Armenia, by Father Michael Chamich; from B. C. 2247 to ...

HISTORY OF ARMENIA.
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of Nerseh and Hirahat the Camsaracans, whom
he immediately seized and sent to his camp;
directing them to be guarded with all
suitable
respect, and forbidding any violence to be attempted
on their purity ; as he conceived that
their husbands, for their sakes, would at least
make some sacrifices, and return to obedience to
the Persian power.
Just after this event Hazaravukht
received an order from king Phiroz
to march with his army into Georgia. He
therefore was obliged to leave Armenia, alter
appointing one Shapuh, of the family of Mihran,
prefect of that country ; and leaving him in the
district of Basen with 3,000 Persians, and Gudihon,
chief of the Seunies, with his followers,
to secure his
government, and preserve it from
any future attacks of Vahan and his party.
CHAPTER X.
Further' acts of the
Vahaniaris against Shapiih the
Prefect.
Shapuh the Mihranian, immediately after a. D.483.
the departure of Hazararukht, commenced his
prefecture by endeavouring to conciliate the two
Camsaracans, Nerseh and Hirahat. For this
purpose he placed their v/ives, who as it will
be recollected had been made prisoners, in a