Armenia's Borders Are Wrong

Armenia today occupies less than 15% of its historical homeland, and its national symbol, Mount Ararat, sits across a closed border. How did an ancient empire stretching from the Mediterranean to the Caspian Sea shrink into a landlocked mountain enclave of just 30,000 square kilometers? From the imperial heights of Tigranes the Great to the projected borders of Wilsonian Armenia and modern times, this is the territorial history of how Armenia was partitioned, erased, and redrawn. Become a member on Patreon & get your name in the credits + exclusive content! https://www.patreon.com/generalknowledge TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Armenia Should Be Bigger 02:02 Ancient & Greater Armenia 04:52 Survival in the Middle Ages 05:24 Relocation & The Kingdom of Cilician Armenia 06:25 Ottoman, Persian & Russian Rule 07:55 The Armenian Genocide 08:56 The First Republic 09:37 How Greater Armenia Almost Existed 12:06 Soviet Armenia 12:43 Soviet Attempts at Expansion 13:38 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict 14:29 A Modern Greater Armenia? Stay up to date on more content from me: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@generalknowledge.pt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genknowledge/ Join the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/f4neAVWZfF Business Contact: [email protected] #GeneralKnowledge