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Rubenid dynasty

c. 1080–1219 · 11th century · Also known as Roupenians

The Rubenid dynasty was an Armenian ruling family named after its founder Ruben I, who established a lordship in the Taurus mountains of Cilicia around 1080. His descendants extended their power over the Cilician plain, and in 1198 Leo I was crowned king, founding the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The male line ended with Leo's death in 1219, and his daughter Zabel's marriage brought the crown to the Hethumids.

Rubenid dynasty
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Mentioned in 3 state histories

Principality of Philaretos BrachamiosArmenian Principality of CiliciaArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia

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