 Armenia was considered conquered land by the Arabs, but enjoyed "de facto" autonomy, regulated by the treaty signed between Rhstuni and Mu'awiya.Indeed, as Aram Ter-Ghewondyan comments, under Arab suzerainty "the country enjoyed a degree of independence such as it had not known since the fall of the Arsacids" in the 5th century.According to the terms of the treaty, the Armenian princes were submitted to—relatively low—taxation and the obligation to provide soldiers when requested, for which the princes were to be paid an annual subsidy of 100,000 "dirhams".