 After the demise of Urartu it passed into the hands of successive regional kingdoms and empires.The lands around Manzikert belonged to the Manavazyans, an Armenian "nakharar" family which claimed descent from Manaz, until 333 A.D., when King Khosrov III Arshakuni of Armenia ordered that all members of the family be put to the sword.He later awarded the lands to another family, the Aghbianosyans.