According to Cyril Toumanoff / Encyclopædia Iranica, due to the geographical location of their principalities, the Kamsarakan were not involved "in any special way in Armino-Iranian relations". However, according to Parvaneh Pourshariati / Encyclopædia Iranica, the Kamsarakan "were directly involved in the history of the Byzantines and the Sasanians". When the Roman Empire annexed the western part of historic Armenia, GazavonII Kamsarak and other family members moved to Sasanian Armenia, at the time ruled by an Armenian vassal. Prior to this GazavonII had been the leader of the pro-Roman Armenian princes. Later another Kamsarakan family member, ArshavirII, is recorded as having participated in the anti-Sasanian revolt led by Vardan Mamikonian. ArshavirII also took part in the insurrection of 482–484, together with his son and successor Nerses.
