Varsken (Middle Persian: Vazgēn) was an Iranian prince from the Mihranid family of Gugark, or Lower Kartli in Georgia, who served as the bidaxsh (margrave) of the region from 470 to 482. He was the son and successor of Arshusha II.
Upon the death of his father, Varsken went to the Sasanian capital of Ctesiphon and was received by the shahanshah Peroz I (r. 459–484), converting to the family's former religion, Zoroastrianism. As a reward for his conversion, he was given the viceroyalty of Caucasian Albania and a daughter of Peroz in marriage.
Espousing his pro-Iranian position, Varsken attempted to force his family to convert to Zoroastrianism, including his first wife Shushanik, which eventually resulted in her martyrdom, dying from the violence inflicted by her husband. His policies were unacceptable to the Iberian king Vakhtang I (r. 447/49–502/22), who had him killed and then revolted against Iran in 482. Varsken was succeeded by Arshusha III.
Varsken (Middle Persian: Vazgēn) was an Iranian prince from the Mihranid family of Gugark, or Lower Kartli in Georgia, who served as the bidaxsh (margrave)...
was a Christian Armenian woman who was tortured to death by her husband Varsken in the town of Tsurtavi, Georgia. Since she died defending her right to...
her husband Prince Varsken, a recent convert to Zoroastrianism, because she refused to convert and wanted to stay Christian. Varsken was then executed...
Shushanik, born around 439 AD. Shushanik married Varsken, a prominent Mihranid feudal lord (pitiakhsh). When Varsken took a pro-Persian position renouncing Christianity...
Armenian noblewoman, at the hand of her spouse, bidaxshe (high prince) Varsken, who had renounced Christianity and embraced Zoroastrianism. Shushanik...
394–430 Arshusha I after 430–? Bakur II mid 5th-century Arshusha II ?–470 Varsken 470–482 Arshusha III 482–after 540/1 Arshusha IV ca. first decade of the...
and an eyewitness of her martyrdom at the hand of her spouse, bidaxae Varsken, Jacob compiled her life in his hagiographic novel the Martyrdom of the...
their autonomy. In 482, Vakhtang put to death his most influential vassal, Varsken, vitaxa of Gogarene, a convert to Zoroastrianism and a champion of Iran's...
the latter a son named Dachi. An unnamed daughter, who was the wife of Varsken, Viceroy of Gugark and later Caucasian Albania. Also spelled "King of Kings...
Gugark in the mid 5th-century. He died in 470 and was succeeded by his son Varsken. Toumanoff 1963, p. 262. Rapp 2014, p. 389. Rapp, Stephen H. (2014). The...
prince Varsken, who was a convert to Zoroastrianism. The reason for her murder was because she refused to convert and wanted to stay Christian. Varsken was...
an invasion by the King of Kings (shahanshah) Shapur II (r. 309–379). Varsken travelled to the Iranian court in 470, where he converted to Zoroastrianism...
the Mamikonian princess Shushanik, was murdered by her husband Prince Varsken, who was a convert to Zoroastrianism, and was related to the Mihran family...
had favoured Varsken, the viceroy (bidaxsh) of the Armeno-Iberian frontier region of Gugark. A member of the Mihranids of Gugark, Varsken was born a Christian...
(394–400) Arshusha I (400–430) Bakur II (430–455) Arshusha II (455–470) Varsken (470–482) Arshusha III (482–540) Arshusha IV (540–608) Vahram-Arshusha...
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