» For the modern Ethiopian ethnic group known as Tigrayans, see Tigray-Tigrinya peopleTigranes (sometimes Tigran or Dikran) was the name of a number of historical figures, primarily kings of Armenia. The earliest Tigranes is mentioned in the Cyropaedia and in Armenian historical sources. He was a king of Armenia (or at least of a proto-Armenian state) and an ally of Cyrus the Great. One of his sons was also named Tigranes. This son is usually assumed to have succeeded his father, but nothing is… (More on Tigranes)