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August 11, 2492 BC - the date on which, according to ancient Armenian tradition, patriarch Hayk, the founder of the Armenian nation, killed Babylonian king Bel during a battle near Lake Van in south Armenia, defeating the Babylonian army and ensuring independence of the Araradian (Torgomian) country, henceforth called Hayastan after him. Also considered the founding date of the Armenian nation.
August 11, 2492 BC - The starting year of the ancient Armenian calendar.
August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Significant people
Hayk, patriarch, founder, and first leader of the Armenian nation, who, according to an ancient Armenian tradition, led a battle against the invading Babylonian army in Armenia, defeating it and killing the Babylonian king Bel.
Bel, legendary Babylonian king, often identified with Biblical Nimrod.
From 4000 BC to 1000 BC, tools and trinkets of copper, bronze and iron were commonly produced in Armenia and traded in neighbouring lands where those metals were less abundant.
Yerevan, the modern capital of Armenia, was founded in 782 BC by the Urartian king Argishti I.
Around 600 BC, the Kingdom of Armenia was established under the Orontid Dynasty, which existed under several local dynasties till AD The kingdom reached its height between 95 - 66 BC under Tigranes the Great, becoming one of the most powerful kingdoms of its time.
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