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The Shaddadids were a Kurdish dynasty, who ruled in various parts of Armenia and Arran from 951-1174 or 1199 A.D. They were established in Dvin. Through their long tenure in Armenia, they often intermarried with the Bagratuni royal family of Armenia. The Armenian rulers of Arran or Gardman-Parisos/ Lori were in the late 10th century and early 11th century hard-pressed by the Shaddadids. (see Encyclopaedia Iranica, p.522)