▁to ▁be ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁J av ans h ir ▁was ▁assass in ated , ▁in ▁ 6 8 0 , ▁by ▁the ▁rival ▁nobles , ▁whose ▁power ▁he ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁restrict . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Var az ▁Tir id ates ▁I . ▁ ▁Dep iction ▁in ▁Armen ian ▁Po etry ▁and ▁Historical ▁Text s ▁The ▁only ▁historical ▁source ▁about ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁de eds ▁of ▁J av ans h ir ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁text ▁by ▁Mov s es ▁K agh ank at vat si , ▁known ▁as ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁Ag h v ank . ▁Mov s es ▁K agh ank at vat si ' s ▁text ▁includes ▁a ▁poem ▁dedicated ▁to ▁J av ans h ir ▁E leg y ▁on ▁the ▁Death ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Prince ▁Je v ans her ▁by ▁Dav t ak ▁K ert og h ▁( D av t ak ▁the ▁Po et ), ▁a ▁ 7 th - century ▁Armen ian ▁poet ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁sec ular ▁writer ▁in ▁Armen ian ▁literature . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁surv iving ▁poem ▁by ▁K ert og h ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁Armen ian , ▁in ▁alphabet ical ▁ac rost ic ▁verse . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁C au cas ian ▁Alban ia ▁J av ans h ir ▁Fort ress ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 6 8 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : 6 1 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 7