Vachutians

The main seat of the Vachutians was at Amberd and the religious centers of Hovhannavank Monastery, Saghmosavank Monastery and Astvatsankal Monastery that they generously financed, repaired and rebuilt. After the capital fortress of Amberd was partially destroyed by the invading Mongols in 1236, Kurd I that followed to reign after his father Vache I moved the capital to Vardenis, Aragatsotn building a fortified castle. Historians of the time recounted that Kurt I invited Hethum I), king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia to Vardenis. Kurt I's sons Hassan and Davit II moved the capital to Karbi's fortress. Kurt II and his son Theoedos who was the last ruling prince of the dynasty reestablished Amberd as the dynasty's capital in the 1300s, after repairing it from destruction. ==End of the dynasty==

The dynasty was destroyed and terminated around 1350 AD by Chupanid ruler of Northern Iran Malek Ashraf, who destroyed the Zakarid dynasty and almost all the other Armenian principalities of the time as well. ==Princes of the Vachutian dynasty==

. , built in 1216–1221 by Vache Vachutyan. • 1230-1240 - Kurd I (Քուրդ Ա. Ամբերդեցի), son of Vache I, was married to Khorishah, daughter of Prince Mamikonyan-Hamazapyan Mardzpan. It was a turbulent time as the Mongolian invaded the area and destroyed Amberd's fortifications. (See hy) • Vachut II (Վաչուտ Բ), concurrently, Kurd I's brother, called Vachut II as Vachut I was reserved to the founding father of the family, the grandfather of Vache I. • 1240-1329 (precise dates unclear) • around 1240 - Davit I (Դավիթ Ա.) • around 1240-1254 - Vache II (Վաչե Բ.) • Hassan (Հասան), son of Kurt I • Mamakhatun (Մամախաթուն) • Davit II (Դավիթ Բ.), son of Kurt I • Mamkan (Մամքան) • Dayir (Տայիր) • Vache III (Վաչե Գ.) • Davit III (Դավիթ Գ.) • 1329-1338 - Kurd II (Քուրդ Բ. Ամբերդեցի), son of Dayir, married to Khuand Khatun, daughter of Amirbek of the Zakaryan dynasty (See hy) • 1338-1350 - Theoedos (Թեոյդոս Ամբերդեցի) (known as Theoedos Amberdtsi), the last ruler of the dynasty (See hy) ==Notes==