What Country Was Yerevan In?
Yerevan (Erevan, Armenia) lies within 12 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Armenia, from 1 BC to AD 399. The earliest state recorded here is Achaemenid Empire (500 BC).
Who ruled Yerevan?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC – 201 BC | Armenia |
| 200 BC – 2 BC | minor states |
| 1 BC – AD 399 | Armenia |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Persia |
| AD 500 – AD 699 | Sasanian Empire |
| AD 700 – AD 799 | Armenia |
| AD 800 – AD 999 | Abbasid Caliphate |
| 1000 – 1299 | Armenia |
| 1300 – 1399 | Ilkhanate |
| 1400 – 1491 | Timurid Empire |
| 1492 – 1599 | Emirate of the White Sheep Turks |
| 1600 – 1782 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1783 – 1814 | central Asian khanates |
| 1815 – 1913 | Persia |
| 1914 – 1919 | Armenia |
| 1920 – 1937 | Azerbaijan |
| 1938 – 1993 | USSR |
| 1994 – today | Armenia |
YerevanHistoric cities nearby
Battles and events within 200 km
- Battle of Chaldiran · 1514
Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.