The Roupenids were an Armenian dynasty who dominated parts of Cilicia, and came to found the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The dynasty takes its name from their ancestor, the Armenian prince Roupen I. The Roupenids were princes, later kings, of Cilicia from around 1080 until they were surpassed by the Hethoumids in the mid 13th century. In ancient geography, Cilicia (Ki-LIK-ya) formed a district on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), north of Cyprus. ... Armenian Cilicia and Crusader States Cilicia The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (sometimes referred to as Armenia Minor or Lesser Armenia) was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. ...
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Armenica.org: Complete history of Armenia, covering 800 B.C. to 2004. (English, Swedish)
The next major Crusader victory came in Edessa, which was populated by Armenian Christians who resented both Turkish and Byzantine rule.
The Christian victory was secured when the Edessa King Toros of the Roupenid dynasty welcomed Count Baldwin of Flanders, one of the Crusader leaders, and declared him his son and heir on February 6, 1098.
Antioch surrendered in 1098 after a long siege, while Tripoli (a town on the coast of modern Lebanon) paid the Crusaders to leave them alone.
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