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Divriği

Also known as Tephrike, Divrigi

Divriği is a town in Sivas province in eastern Turkey, near the upper Euphrates. As Tephrike it was the fortified capital of the Paulicians in the 9th century until the Byzantines took it around 878. From the late 11th century it was ruled by the Mengujekid dynasty, whose Great Mosque and Hospital, built in 1228–29, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Divriği
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Paulician stateMengujekids

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Divriği. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/divrigi
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