Dilgam ismailov

In the I century AD Albania was ruled by local rulers. In 
the III century AD, brave Vachagan I, the Albanian 
Arshakid representative, turned Albania into a single 
powerful state combining all its regions. Until the beginning of 
the VI century, the Arshakids dynasty managed basically to 
maintain internal independence of Albania. In 260 Shapur 1
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(241-272), the king of Sassanid, defeated the Roman army. The 
Roman Emperor Valerian was captured. Albanian’s ruler 
Vache I (255-262) preferred the union with Rome than 

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obeying to Sassanid. However, in 262 Albania was included 
into the membership of the Sassanian Empire. In 262 Shapur I 
engraved an inscription on the wall of the Nagsh-e Rustam 
temple. In that inscription, there was also the name of Albania 
among the countries included in the Sassanid Empire.
The Albanian ruler Sanaturk (290-338) pursued a policy 
of maintaining the independence of Albania, preventing 
Rome's aggressive intentions and the spread of Christianity in 
Albania. In 337 Sanaturk attacked Armenia. He captured the 
capital city of Valarshapat and kept that country for a year. In 
338 the Roman troops defeated Sanaturk’s detachments. The 
Sassanid ruler Shapur II brought his relative Urinary (343-
371), Arshakid representative, to power. Albania partially 
pursued an independent policy during the reign of Urinary. In 
foreign policy, he maintained alliance with the Sassanid king 
Shapur II. Shapur II marched against Rome, which was 
Armenia's patron. The battle near Amid began in 359. In the 
battle the Albanian ruler Urnayr fought on the Sassanid’s side. 
The war in Amid ended with the victory of Shapur II (309-