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at length released, through the intercession of Shilomshapuh, a Persian prince, but were not permitted to leave the capital. Ashusha, prince of the Gugars, by the assistance of Mihrnerseh, obtained from the king the release of Vahant Yasak, and Artaces, the three sons of Himayak, the brother of Yardan, and took them with him to his country, where they were brought up in the fear of God, by their mother Zivick, who was the sister of Ashusha's wife. The youngest son of Himayak, named Yard, was still in the hands

iLD.457. of his nurses in the country of the Taics. Some time after this Hazkert died, and was succeeded in the Persian throne by his youngest son Phi- roz. This prince, immediately after his success sion, considerably alleviated the condition of the Armenian chiefs, by aUowing them pensions^ which enabled them to live more at their easci and having found them in many instances faiths ful and trustworthy, be restored them to Anne* nia. This occurred in the eighth year of his reign, A. D. 464. He also appointed a new Prefect, with whom the chiefs set out on theit return to their country.

s. D. 464. The new Prefect, appointed by the king of Persia to supersede Atrormizd, was named Atirwushnasp, and he governed the Armenians for a period of seventeen years. On the arrival of the chiefs in Armenia, they united with each

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