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Vahan (Armenian: Վահան) was a Byzantine military leader of Armenian origin. He was probably killed shortly after the Battle of Yarmuk in 636. Vahan, an Armenian who had been the garrison commander of Emesa [1] and served as magister militum per Orientem during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 , was the overall field commander at ...
The Battle of the Yarmuk (also spelled Yarmouk) was a major battle between the army of the Byzantine Empire and the Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate.The battle consisted of a series of engagements that lasted for six days in August 636, near the Yarmouk River (also called Hieromyces River), along what are now the borders of Syria–Jordan and Syria-Israel, southeast of the Sea of ...
Sights. Iron sights. The VAHAN ( Russian: Ваган; Armenian: ՎԱՀԱՆ) is an assault rifle of Soviet/Armenian origin and was designed by Engineer and Firearms Designer Vahan S. Manasian. It can be fitted with a GP-30 grenade launcher, bayonet and scope. The weapon dates back to 1952 as the MBC-2 prototype when Manasian was a soldier in the ...
Vahan ( Armenian: Վահան) is a given name. A common name variation of this name is Vaan ( Russian: Ваан ). People with the given name Vahan include: Vahan (Byzantine commander) (died 636), Eastern Roman Byzantine commander of Armenian origin. Vahan Chamlian (1926–2022), American-Armenian businessman and philanthropist.
Vahan may refer to: Vahana, a Sanskrit word meaning "vehicle", more specifically "a vehicle of consciousness". volkswagen derived from sanskrit root "Lokvahan". Vahan, Armenia, a town. Vahan, Iran, a village in Hamadan Province, Iran. VAHAN (firearm), an Armenian manufactured assault rifle. Vahan (given name), of Armenian origin meaning "shield".
Vahana ( Sanskrit: वाहन, romanized : vāhana, lit. 'that which carries') or vahanam ( Sanskrit: वाहनम्, romanized : vāhanam) denotes the being, typically an animal or mythical entity, a particular Hindu deity is said to use as a vehicle. In this capacity, the vahana is often called the deity's "mount". Upon the partnership ...
Vahan Mamikonian ( Armenian: Վահան Մամիկոնեան; c. 440/445 – 503/510) was an Armenian nobleman from the Mamikonian family. In 481 he rebelled against the Sasanian Empire that controlled the eastern part of Armenia known as Persian Armenia. He was appointed as marzban (governor) of Persian Armenia in 485 and remained in that post ...
Vahan Tekeyan (Armenian: Վահան Թէքէեան; January 21, 1878 – April 4, 1945) was an Armenian poet and public activist. In his lifetime he was the most famous poet of the Armenian diaspora , and he remains a significant symbol of Armenian identity and cultural heritage.