Norman Conquest of 1066. After their conversion to Christianity, the Arsacids continued to preserve their Iranian naming traditions, as demonstrated by the male names Trdat, Khosrov, Tiran, Arshak, Pap, Varazdat and Vramshapuh, as well as the female names Ashkhen, Zarmandukht, Khosrovdukht, Ormazdukht, Vardandukht, and notably the name of Nerses I's mother Bambishn, which means queen in Persian. Overall, the Christian Arsacids remained true to their Arsacid Iranian traditions. Arsacid kings of Armenia This is a list of the kings of Armenia between –428, most of whom were members of the Arsacid dynasty. The list also mentions the non-dynastic rulers of Armenia as well as periods of interregnum. Note that some dates are approximations. Vonones I 12–18 Artaxias III (Zeno Artaxias, non-Arsacid) 18–34 Arsaces I of Armenia 35 Mithridates of Armenia (Pharnavazid dynasty) 35–37 Orodes of Armenia 37–42 Mithridates of Armenia (again) 42–51 Rhadamistus (Pharnavazid dynasty) 51–53, 54–55 Tiridates/Trdat I 52–58, 62–66, officially 66–88 Tigranes VI (Herodian dynasty) 59–62 Sanatruces (Sanatruk) 88–110 Axidares (Ashkhadar) 110–113 Parthamasiris (Partamasir) 113–114 Roman annexation 114–117/8 Vologases I (Vagharsh I) 117/8–144 Sohaemus (non-Arsacid) 144–161, 164–186 Pacorus (Bakur) 161–164 Vologases II (Vagharsh II) 186–198 Khosrov I 198–217 Trdat II 217–252 Khosrov II c. 252 Hormizd-Ardashir (Sassanid dynasty) 252–c. 270 Narseh (Sassanid dynasty) c. 271–293 Trdat III 287–330 Khosrov III 330–339 Tiran 339-c. 350 Arshak II c. 350–368 Sassanid conquest (Shapur II) 368–370 Pap 370–374 Varazdat 374–378 Arshak III 378–387 with co-ruler Vagharshak 378–386 Khosrov IV 387–389 Vramshapuh 389–417 Possibly Khosrov IV (again) 417–418 Shapur (Sassanid dynasty) 418–422 Artashes/Artashir 422–428 References Sources Further reading Iranian families Christianization Roman buffer states