The region still remained marginal in the eyes of the Caliphate, and although it was officially integrated into the newly created province of Armīniya, local rulers retained at first as much autonomy as they had enjoyed under the Byzantine and Sassanid protectorates.
Regija i dalje ostala marginalna u očima kalifata, i iako je službeno integrirana u novostvorenu pokrajinu Armīniya, lokalni vladari zadržali su isprva što više autonomije kako bi što više uživali pod bizantskim i sasanidskim protektoratom.