The Manavazians were a noble family (nakharars) in ancient Armenia. They ruled the area around the fortress-city of Manazkert. They disappeared in the mid-fourth century as a result of feuding with other noble families. According to the Armenian history of Movses Khorenatsi, the related houses of Manavazian, Orduni, and Bznuni destroyed each other in conflict. The fifth-century Armenian history Buzandaran Patmutʻiwnkʻ reports that the Armenian king Khosrov III unsuccessfully attempted to reconcile the Manavazians and the Ordunis, after which he ordered their annihilation.
- Country
- Ostikanate of Arminiya
