In 505/510, he succeeded his elder brother Vahan I Mamikonian as Marzban of Persian Armenia.
Vard was removed from his office four years later and was deported to Persia by order of the Sasanian king Kavadh I, where he died after a short time.
Vard's removal from the Marzban office, put an end to the short-lived Armenian autonomy which lasted c. 25 years.
King Kavadh I, however, maintained religious freedom in Armenia because of fear of rebellion, and in order to maintain good relations with the Byzantine Empire.
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