Gntuni
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The Gntuni family was an ancient Armenian noble family who can be traced back to late antiquity.
Background
File:Греческая надпись в Апаране.JPG rewarding Hrodomithr the new city of Nig. Found in Aparan.]]
According to Khorenatsi, the Gntuni family were believed to be of Canaanite origin and were the master of the wardrobe in Armenia.{{Cite journal |last=Vryonis |first=Speros |last2=Toumanoff |first2=Cyril |date=July 1967 |title=Studies in Christian Caucasian History |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1847825 |journal=The American Historical Review |volume=72 |issue=4 |pages=1363 |doi=10.2307/1847825 |issn=0002-8762|url-access=subscription }} They were aspets of Nig and were centered in the city of Kasala. The earliest mentioned prince of the family was Hrodomithr, who was awarded the city by King Tiridates II.{{Cite book |last=Movsisyan |first=Artak |title=The Writing Culture of Pre-Christian Armenia |publisher=Yerevan University Publishers |year=2006 |isbn=5808408105 |location=Yerevan, Armenia |pages=223–224 |language=English}}
From {{circa}} 914 to 921, they ruled the town of Samshvilde as vassals of the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}