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

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12 REIGNS OF ARMENAC AND HARMA.<br />

tain he gave the singular appellation <strong>of</strong> the Foot<br />

<strong>of</strong> Armenac. Here he fixed the seat <strong>of</strong> his<br />

government, and lived in peace until<br />

his death,<br />

which happened 46 years after he had assumed<br />

the government <strong>of</strong> his nation. According <strong>to</strong><br />

the computation <strong>of</strong> the Septuagint, this prince<br />

held the supreme authority over the Haics for<br />

a period <strong>of</strong> 96 years. It is said that Armenac<br />

had 12 brothers and 24 sisters, who, <strong>by</strong> some<br />

curious caprice or predilection were called,<br />

the former <strong>by</strong> the names <strong>of</strong> the months <strong>of</strong> the<br />

year, the latter <strong>by</strong> those <strong>of</strong> the hours <strong>of</strong> the<br />

day.<br />

1990; Manavaz the brother <strong>of</strong> Armenac, who with<br />

2950<br />

Core, had continued <strong>to</strong> reside in Hare, was the<br />

founder <strong>of</strong> the distinguished race <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Manavazians.<br />

The Buznoonians, <strong>of</strong> whom we<br />

shall frequently have occasion <strong>to</strong> speak hereafter,<br />

were descended <strong>from</strong> his son<br />

Buz, who about<br />

this period settled near the north-west shore <strong>of</strong><br />

the sea <strong>of</strong> Akhthamar.<br />

Core is the ances<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong><br />

the powerful tribe <strong>of</strong> the Corcoreans, many <strong>of</strong><br />

whom, as will hereafter appear, contributed<br />

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