 Arminiya

Arminiya, also known as the Ostikanate of Arminiya (, "Arminia vostikanut'yun"), Emirate of Armenia (, "imārat Arminiya"), was a political and geographic designation given by the Muslim Arabs to the lands of Greater Armenia, Caucasian Iberia, and Caucasian Albania, following their conquest of these regions in the 7th century.Though the caliphs initially permitted an Armenian prince to represent the province of "Arminiya" in exchange for tribute and the Armenians' loyalty during times of war, Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan introduced direct Arab rule of the region, headed by an "ostikan" with his capital in Dvin.